Blue Floor, 1990: Published 1991, by Roy Lichtenstein

  • Stylised image of a domestic interior scene.

    Blue Floor, 1990, published 1991

    Lithograph, woodcut, and screenprint on 4-ply Paper Technologies, Inc., Museum Board

    Sheet: 147.2 x 212.2 cm

    Edition of 60; plus 14 AP, 1 RTP, 2 PP, 3 GEL, 8 SP, 1 C

    ©The Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

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    Blue Floor, 1990, exemplifies Roy Lichtenstein's sustained engagement with mid-century domestic spaces through the lens of Pop Art. The composition was inspired by the mundanity of everyday interiors and objects, including coffee tables, lamp shades, mirrors and sofas, which Lichtenstein reimagined within a structured pictorial field. A dominant expanse of patterned blue defines the floor, anchoring the scene and directing the viewer’s eye across intersecting geometric planes.
     
    Executed as a lithograph, woodcut, and screenprint in colours on 4‑ply Paper Technologies, Blue Floor was hand-signed, dated, and numbered in pencil from a limited edition of 60, with 14 artist’s proofs. Printed and published by Gemini G.E.L. in 1991, the work demonstrates Lichtenstein’s late-career practice in printmaking, combining the crisp flatness of screenprint with the textured linearity of woodcut.

  • "In 1989, I noticed a sign along the highway about furniture that had the right appearance, and that spurred me into thinking about interiors again."

    - Roy Lichtenstein

    The visual tension in Blue Floor arises from the collaged interplay between flat, regimented patterns, colourblock surfaces, and implied spatial depth. Horizontal planes converge with regimented Ben-Day dots and bold contour lines to compress and expand perception simultaneously. The controlled palette, dominated by luminous blue and accented with primary and contrasting hues, highlights the relationship between colour, perspective, and architectural space. As part of Lichtenstein’s Interior series, Blue Floor contributes to the dialogue between commercial imagery and high art.