“Visible brushstrokes in a painting convey a sense of grand gesture; but in my hands, the brushstroke becomes a depiction of a grand gesture.”
—Roy Lichtenstein
Inspired by both the art historical canon and the scenes of his imagination, Roy Lichtenstein combined cartoonish and realistic brushstrokes for the monumental prints of his Landscape Series. Published by Gemini G.E.L., Lichtenstein’s lithographic and screenprinted brushstrokes retain a certain fluidity, reminiscent of the visible brushstrokes of Impressionism; this naturalism is balanced by the hard edges of the woodcut brushstrokes, which echo the solid, bold lines of Lichtenstein’s comic book interpretations. The great number of colors in each print, as well as the large size of the paper, result in landscapes that echo the multifaceted and textural canvases of Cézanne or Renoir.
1985年作 石版畫 木刻版畫 絲網印刷 Arches紙本(全包邊) I. 37 1/8 x 52 1/4 英吋(94.3 x 132.7 公分) S. 40 x 55 3/8 英吋(101.6 x 140.7 公分) 款識:簽名、日期、32/60 鈴印:洛杉磯Gemini G.E.L.畫廊(畫背) 尚有11版藝術家試作版,由洛杉磯Gemini G.E.L.畫廊出版,此為已裱。