Reflections on Girl, 1990: Roy Lichtenstein print from his reflections series

  • Reflections on Girl, 1990 is a print from Roy Lichtenstein's Reflections series featuring a girl

    Reflections on Girl, 1990

    Lithograph, screenprint, relief, and metalized PVC collage with embossing on mold-made Somerset paper, Sheet: 45 1/8 x 54 3/4 in (114.6 x 139.1 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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    Roy Lichtenstein’s Reflections on Girl is a striking print from the celebrated Reflections series, presenting a side-profile female figure partially obscured by reflective bands. The background is rendered in saturated yellow overlaid with red Ben-Day dots, while the woman’s face is defined by thick black contour lines and red dot patterning against a white ground. Her yellow hair, edged in black, reinforces the bold graphic structure. Above and below her appear fragmented thought bubbles, interrupted by streaks of reflected light that distort the text and disrupt the narrative clarity, a hallmark of the Reflections works.

     

    Executed in lithograph, screenprint and relief with metalised PVC collage and embossing on mould-made Somerset paper, the print measures 114.6 x 139.1 cm overall. The metallic strips simulate glare across the surface, creating the illusion that the image is viewed through glass and intensifying the interplay between flat graphic design and reflective depth. Issued in an edition of 68 with artist’s proofs and workshop impressions, Reflections on Girl exemplifies the technical innovation and layered visual complexity of Roy Lichtenstein’s late print practice.

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  • "I think that most people think painters are kind of ridiculous, you know?" 
     
    - Roy Lichtenstein
    In Reflections on Girl, Roy Lichtenstein employs Ben-Day dots as both a graphic and spatial device. The red dots modelling the woman’s face contrast with the yellow dotted ground, creating tension between figure and background while retaining a mechanical, printed aesthetic. Intersected by reflective bands, the dot pattern enhances the sense of distortion and layered depth, reinforcing Lichtenstein’s exploration of reproduction and illusion within the Reflections series.