Reflections on Conversation, 1990: Print from Roy Lichtenstein's reflections series

  • Reflections on Conversation, 1990 is a print by Roy Lichtenstein from his Reflections series

    Reflections on Conversation, 1990

    Lithograph, screenprint, woodcut, and metalised PVC collage with embossing on mold-made Somerset paper

    Sheet: 53 3/4 x 66 7/8 in(136.5 x 169.9 cm), Edition of 68; plus 16 AP, 1 RTP, 1 PPI, 1 PPII, 1 A, 1 C

    ©The Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

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    Reflections on a Conversation, 1990, by Roy Lichtenstein, is a striking print from the Reflections series. The composition captures two figures mid conversation. On the left, a blonde woman rendered in red Ben Day dots lifts her hair away from her face. On the right, a man, also depicted in red dots, looks towards her through teal glasses, his blonde hair partially obscured by a reflective band. A bold red ground sits behind them, while metallic strips run horizontally across the centre and upper register, creating the illusion of light reflected across glass and fragmenting the scene.

     

    Executed in lithograph, screenprint, woodcut and metalised PVC collage with embossing on mold-made Somerset paper, the sheet measures 53 3/4 x 66 7/8 in. or 136.5 x 169.9 cm, with an image size of 47 1/8 x 60 3/4 in. or 119.7 x 154.3 cm. The work is catalogued in the Corlett raisonné and forms part of an edition of 68, plus 16 artist’s proofs, 1 RTP, 1 PPI, 1 PPII, 1 A and 1 C. It was published by Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York.

  • "My work isn't about form. It's about seeing." 

     
    - Roy Lichtenstein
    Roy Lichtenstein’s Reflections series marks a late-career exploration of image, surface and illusion. By overlaying earlier motifs with diagonal bands and reflective streaks, he created the impression that the composition is seen through glass, challenging the viewer’s sense of depth and perception. Lichtenstein incorporates metallicised and foil elements, using reflective materials to intensify the visual effect of light bouncing across the surface. These metallic accents enhance the tension between flat graphic design and simulated space, reinforcing the conceptual focus of the Reflections series on reproduction, distortion and the mediation of images.