View from the Window, 1985: Print by Roy Lichtenstein from the Landscape series

  • View from the Window, 1985 is a print by Roy Lichtenstein from his Landscape series
    View from the Window, 1985
    Lithograph, woodcut, and screenprint on Arches 88 paper, Sheet: 202.1 x 85.4 cm
    Edition of 60; plus 11 AP, 1 RTP, 1 PPII, 3 GEL, 1 C, 6 SP
    ©The Estate of Roy Lichtenstein
    BACK TO: LANDSCAPES SERIES
     
    View from the Window, 1985 is a print by Roy Lichtenstein from the Landscapes series that presents one of the artist’s more figurative interpretations of landscape. The composition depicts a view framed by an interior window: to the left, a curtain hangs loosely, while below a balcony ledge holds a plant pot with flowers. The railing is formed from bold black brushstrokes that structure the foreground and guide the viewer’s gaze outward.
     
    Beyond the balcony, the landscape opens to green bushes and trees set against a deep blue sky. Broad grey and blue gestural brushstrokes form clouds across the upper part of the composition, suggesting movement in the atmosphere. Produced using lithograph, woodcut and screenprint on Arches 88 paper, the work demonstrates Lichtenstein’s ability to combine expressive brushwork with structured forms to create a stylised yet recognisable landscape scene.

  • "I'd always wanted to know the difference between a mark that was art and one that wasn't."

    - Roy Lichtenstein

    Roy Lichtenstein often used brushstroke imagery to reference the gestural language of painting, a process traditionally associated with spontaneity and emotion. In many of his works, however, these strokes are carefully designed and reproduced through printmaking techniques, turning what appears to be a free, expressive mark into a controlled visual element. By presenting brushstrokes as graphic forms rather than spontaneous gestures, Lichtenstein highlighted the contrast between the idea of painterly expression and the calculated processes behind his art.