Thinking Nude, 1994: Print by Roy Lichtenstein form his Nude series

  • Thinking Nude, 1994 is a print depicting a reclining nude woman on a bed
    Thinking Nude, 1994
    Relief print on BFK Rives mold-made paper
    Sheet: 42 3/16 x 62 in. (107.2 x 157.5 cm), Edition of 40; plus 12 AP, 1 RTP, 1 PPI, 1 PPII, 1 TGLimp, 1 A, 1 C
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    Roy Lichtenstein’s Thinking Nude is a large-scale relief print from his Nudes series, depicting a reclining female figure set within a stylised interior. The woman lies on her front with one hand resting on her head, blonde hair falling beneath her fingers as she gazes downward, eyes softly closed and lips rendered in coral tones. Behind her, a fruit bowl sits on a dresser, anchoring the domestic setting. Lichtenstein’s use of predominantly black Ben-Day dots, punctuated with red within the hair, creates depth and tonal variation while maintaining the crisp, graphic structure characteristic of his late print practice.
     
    Printed on BFK Rives mould-made paper and issued in an edition of 40 with artist’s proofs and workshop impressions, Thinking Nude measures 107.2 x 157.5 cm overall, reinforcing its commanding scale. Published and printed by Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York, under the supervision of Kenneth Tyler and his workshop team, the work exemplifies the technical precision and layered production processes that define Roy Lichtenstein’s 1990s editions.

     

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  • "I think that most people think painters are kind of ridiculous, you know?"
     
    - Roy Lichtenstein
    Roy Lichtenstein’s Nudes series (1993 to 1994) is one of the most significant bodies of work from his late print career. Drawing on romance comic imagery rather than live models, the series features stylised female figures rendered with flowing Ben-Day dots, bold contour lines and layered colour fields. Produced in limited editions at Tyler Graphics Ltd., Roy Lichtenstein Nudes prints are recognised for their large scale, technical precision and strong secondary market demand among collectors of signed Pop Art prints.