Shipboard Girl, 1965: Roy Lichtenstein print on paper

  • Shipboard Girl, 1965 is a liothgraph on paper by Roy Lichtenstein

    Shipboard Girl, 1965

    Offset lithograph on white wove paper

    Sheet: 27 3/16 x 20 1/4 in. (69 x 51.5 cm), Edition unknown 

    ©The Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

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    Roy Lichtenstein’s Shipboard Girl, 1965 also known as Girl on Boat, is an offset lithograph on white wove paper published by the Leo Castelli Gallery and printed by Graphic Industries, Inc., New York. Issued in yellow, red, blue and black, the work measures approximately 69 cm in height, with an image size just over 66 cm. The edition size remains unknown, nodding to the idea of commercial culture within Lichtenstein’s 1960s print output.
     
    The composition depicts a woman standing on the deck of a ship, her head tilted back and her eyes closed as her hair moves in the wind. Her red lips part to reveal bright white teeth, set against the bold, flat colours that define Lichtenstein’s Pop aesthetic. Behind her, the blue deck, yellow railing and hints of sea and sky create a simplified maritime setting, reinforcing the dramatic, romanticised tone drawn from mid-century comic imagery.
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  • "I'm trying to make paintings like giant musical chords, with a polyphony of colours that is nuts but works." 

     
    - Roy Lichtenstein
    Pop Art emerged in the 1950s and 1960s as artists began challenging the divide between so-called “high” art and the imagery of everyday consumer culture. By drawing on mass-produced sources such as advertising, comic strips and product packaging, figures including Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein transformed familiar commercial images into works suited for the gallery and museum. Through repetition, bold colour and mechanical techniques, Pop Art both reflected and scrutinised post-war consumerism, redefining what could be considered a legitimate artistic subject in the modern era.