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Rain Forest

Roy Lichtenstein

Rain Forest

1992

Screenprint

76 × 58 × 1 cm

Ed. /100 — Publisher: Edition Domberger, Filderstadt

Location: PARIS, United Kingdom

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About the artwork

A dynamic composition unfolds, featuring a central image of a hand holding what appears to be a grenade, rendered in a graphic style reminiscent of comic books and propaganda posters. The grenade, colored yellow and black, emits a yellow burst—resembling a flash of lightning—toward the upper part of the print. Above it, the word “POWER” is inscribed in red and black, stylized with a drip effect, on a background of red and white Ben-Day dots, typical of the Pop Art aesthetic. The background features radiating lines and cloud-like bursts, reinforcing the sense of energy and impact. A dark red border frames the central image, with a small circular emblem featuring a star and an abstract motif visible in the lower right corner. The color palette is limited to red, yellow, black, and cream, contributing to its visual presence and immediate legibility.

Expert opinion

This print illustrates the artist’s engagement, toward the end of his career, with landscape themes, filtered through his established Pop Art vocabulary. The use of Ben-Day dots and bold outlines firmly situates the work within the context of his overall artistic output, which consistently explored the intersection of high art and popular culture. The market for the artist’s prints is well-established and liquid, with steady demand from collectors worldwide. Pieces from limited editions, particularly those featuring recognizable motifs, maintain a stable position in the contemporary art market.

About the artist

Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) is one of the leading figures of American Pop Art. After classical training at the Beaux-Arts and a brief academic career, he exploded onto the art scene in the early 1960s with canvases inspired by advertising, comic strips and popular culture. His style is immediately recognizable: systematic use of the Benday grid, primary colors and ironic treatment of popular images. Lichtenstein seeks to question the boundary between "noble art" and mass culture, blurring the traditional hierarchies of art history. Throughout his career, he also worked on other classical genres (nudes, landscapes, still lifes), which he hijacked with the same graphic treatment, creating a body of work that was both coherent and critical. Roy Lichtenstein has had major exhibitions throughout his career, including two major retrospectives at the Guggenheim in 1969 and 1993, and one at the Centre Pompidou in 2013.

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Signed 3x

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