Reflections on The Scream, 1990: Print by Roy Lichtenstein from the reflections series

  • Reflections on The Scream, 1990 is a print by Roy Lichtenstein form his reflections series
    Reflections on The Scream, 1990
    Lithograph, screenprint, woodcut, and metalised PVC collage with embossing on mold-made Somerset paper
    Edition of 68; plus 16 AP, 1 RTP, 1 PPI, 1 PPII, 1 A, 1 C
    ©The Estate of Roy Lichtestein
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    Roy Lichtenstein’s Reflections on The Scream, 1990, presents a dramatic central figure of a crying baby, rendered in the bold graphic language of the Reflections series. The child wears a yellow onesie detailed with a white placket and yellow buttons, while the head and hand are modelled in red Ben-Day dots. The open black mouth radiates sharp black lines that intensify the sense of sound and emotion. Set against a red rug and deep green background, with blue and white patterned wallpaper, the composition is fractured by pale blue reflective streaks, dotted passages and black linear bands that simulate glare across the surface.

     

    Executed in lithograph, screenprint, woodcut and metalised PVC collage with embossing on mould-made Somerset paper, the print measures 123.8 x 166.1 cm overall. Issued in an edition of 68 with artist’s proofs, Reflections on The Screamexemplifies Lichtenstein’s late-career printmaking, combining complex techniques and reflective materials to disrupt and reframe his signature Pop imagery.

  • "All my art is in some way about other art, even if the other art is cartoons."
     
    - Roy Lichtenstein
    Ben-Day dots are central to the visual language of Roy Lichtenstein and a defining element of his Pop Art prints. Adapted from commercial comic book printing, Lichtenstein enlarged and carefully rendered the dot pattern to create shading, texture and depth while maintaining a mechanical aesthetic. In works across his major series, the Ben-Day dots structure light and colour, reinforcing themes of reproduction, mass media and graphic precision that define Roy Lichtenstein’s most recognisable prints.