Reflections on Brushstrokes, 1990: Print by Roy Lichtenstein from his reflections series

  • Reflections on Brushstrokes, 1990 is a print by Roy Lichtenstein from his Reflections series. it features a variety of different patterns in the inside of a frame
    Reflections on Brushstrokes, 1990
    Lithograph, screenprint, woodcut, and metalized PVC collage with embossing on mold-made Somerset paper
    Sheet: 57 1/8 x 71 in. (145 x 180.3 cm), Edition of 68; plus 16 AP, 1 RTP, 1 PPI, 1 PPII, 1 A, 1 C
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    Reflections on Brushstrokes, 1990, is a print by Roy Lichtenstein from his Reflections series. The composition plays with illusion and surface, layering bold graphic elements to suggest the glare of light across glass. On the left is a flat blue field, beneath which sits a patterned area of yellow and blue brushstrokes. Above this, a yellow patch is overlaid with black Ben Day dots. To the right, a dominant teal and white brushstroke cuts through the central panel, intersected by a smaller yellow stroke. As with much of the Reflections series, Lichtenstein reworks his earlier Brushstrokes motif, fragmenting and partially obscuring it to question authorship, gesture and the act of looking.

     

    The work is executed in lithograph, screenprint, woodcut and metalised PVC collage with embossing on mould made Somerset paper. The sheet measures 57 1/8 x 71 in. or 145 x 180.3 cm, with an image size of 50 9/16 x 64 15/16 in. or 128.4 x 165 cm. It is from an edition of 68, plus 16 artist’s proofs, 1 RTP, 1 PPI, 1 PPII, 1 A and 1 C. The print was published and printed by Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York.

  • "I like to pretend that my art has nothing to do with me." 

     
    - Roy Lichtenstein
    The Reflections series by Roy Lichtenstein, created between 1988 and 1990, reinterprets some of his most iconic Pop Art motifs through the illusion of reflected light. Using diagonal bands, Ben Day dots and bold comic style imagery, Lichtenstein partially obscures his subjects as if seen through glass. These layered compositions highlight his exploration of surface, reproduction and perception, making Reflections prints highly sought after within the Roy Lichtenstein print market and among collectors of late twentieth century Pop Art.