Thinking Nude (C. 289), 1994: Screenprint in colour by Roy Lichtenstein

  • Roy Lichtenstein, Thinking Nude (C. 289), 1994 is a screenprint in colours that demonstrates his printmaking technique.
    Thinking Nude, from Nude Series, 1994
    Screenprint in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins.
    106.7 × 157.5 cm, Edition of 40
    ©Roy Lichtenstein
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    Roy Lichtenstein, Thinking Nude (C. 289)  is a sought-after late Pop Art print that captures the artist’s mature visual language at its most refined. The reclining female nude is constructed using bold black outlines, flat primary colour blocks and Ben-Day dots, combining comic strip aesthetics with a clear reference to the classical nude. 
     

    Beyond its visual impact, Thinking Nude reflects the themes that drive collector interest in Lichtenstein’s work. The image balances humour, irony and cultural commentary, engaging with ideas of femininity and mass media without sacrificing graphic clarity. 

     

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  • "Everybody has called Pop Art 'American' painting, but it's actually industrial painting." 

     

    - Roy Lichtenstein

    Roy Lichtenstein’s use of Ben-Day dots is central to his printmaking technique and visual identity. Borrowed from commercial printing and comic books, the dots are mechanically applied to create tonal variation, depth, and texture while deliberately rejecting traditional painterly shading. By enlarging and exaggerating this industrial process, Lichtenstein transforms a mass-production method into a defining artistic device, reinforcing themes of reproduction, popular culture, and the blurred boundary between fine art and commercial imagery.