Nude with Yellow Pillow, 1994: Print from Roy Lichtenstein's Nude series

  • Nude with Yellow Pillow, 1994 is a print by Roy Lichtenstein from his Nude series depicting a woman reclining on a sofa with a yellow pillow behind her

    Nude with Yellow Pillow, 1994

    Relief print on BFK Rives mold-made paper

    Sheet: 52 5/8 x 43 1/8 in. (133.7 x 109.5 cm), Edition of 60; plus 12 AP, 1 RTP, 1 PPI, 1 PPII, 1 PPIII, 1 TGLimp, 1 A, 1 C

    ©The Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

     

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    Roy Lichtenstein’s Nude with Yellow Pillow is a signed relief print from his Nudes series, depicting a seated female figure leaning back against the arm of a sofa with a bright yellow cushion positioned behind her. Above her head appears an image referencing Lichtenstein’s Water Lilies series, while a geometric form to her right echoes motifs from the Imperfects. This layering of visual references situates Nude with Yellow Pillow firmly within Lichtenstein’s late career practice, where recurring themes intersect across series. Ben-Day dots are applied more sporadically here, partially veiling areas of the face and torso to create depth and tonal variation.

     

    Published and printed by Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York, the edition comprises 60 impressions alongside artist’s proofs and workshop proofs. With a substantial sheet size of 133.7 x 109.5 cm and an image measuring 117.5 x 94.3 cm, the work reflects the scale and technical ambition characteristic of Roy Lichtenstein Nudes prints. Produced under the supervision of Kenneth Tyler and the Tyler Graphics workshop, Nude with Yellow Pillow remains a key late-period edition for signed Roy Lichtenstein prints.

  • "I don't think that my art isn't serious. I think the subjects are not serious, or my treatments of the subjects are not serious."

     
    - Roy Lichtenstein
    In the 1990s, Roy Lichtenstein expanded his print practice through large-scale, technically sophisticated editions produced with Tyler Graphics Ltd. Series such as Nudes, Interiors and Reflections feature flowing Ben-Day dots, layered colour and complex relief processes. During this period, printmaking was not secondary to painting but a primary medium through which Lichtenstein explored depth, surface and late-career innovation.