Bold, graphic and industrial are descriptors often applied to the work of Roy Lichtenstein, a pioneer of American Pop Art, and at first glance, place his commercially influenced artworks in binary opposition to the Impressionist paintings of Claude Monet. Yet, Lichtenstein frequently referenced the works of the venerated French master throughout his career, challenging the perceived differences between their artistic styles. Following his iterations of Monet’s Rouen Cathedral and Haystacks that he produced in 1968 and 1969 respectively, Lichtenstein turned to Monet’s most famous works: his paintings of water lilies at Giverny, France.
Introduction
Roy Lichtenstein produced 6 screenprints in 1992 in reference to Monet’s paintings. The artist parodies these iconic works of art history, translating them for the modern age through his Pop Art aesthetic. In doing so, Lichtenstein reveals some unexpected parallels between the two artists’ formal concerns, despite their drastically different artistic styles.
“When I did paintings based on Monet’s I realized everyone would think that Monet was someone I could never do because his work has no outlines and it’s so Impressionistic. It’s laden with incredible nuance and a sense of the different times of day and it’s just completely different from my art. So, I don’t know, I smiled at the idea of making a mechanical Monet.”
ROY LICHTENSTEIN IN HIS SOUTHAMPTON STUDIO IN 1992. PHOTO BY LAURIE LAMBRECHT. ARTWORK © ROY LICHTENSTEIN 2021.
A key priority in the works of Monet and the Impressionists was capturing the subtle changes in light conditions and that desire drove Monet to create over two hundred and fifty oil paintings of the water lilies at Giverny. His fascination with light and its reflections produced some of the most spectacular renderings of water within the art historical canon. Acknowledging that the rendering of such delicate nuance in thick oils worked against his clinical and mechanical aesthetic style, Lichtenstein explored alternative ways to replicate the subtilities in Monet’s composition. Constructed using sign painter’s enamel screen-printed on to stainless steel, Lichtenstein’s Water Lilies series reinforces the industrial essence of his practice. However, his innovative use of stainless steel as the surface for his works gives them a reflective quality, mirroring the lighting, colors, and contents of the room in which they are exhibited. As stated by Mary Lee Corlett, Lichtenstein’s Water Lilies “transmogrify”, constantly changing as they are viewed from different angles.
Claude Monet, Nymphéas bleus, 1981. Image © Musée d’Orsay, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Patrice Schmidt.
Famed for elevating images from popular culture to the status of high art, Roy Lichtenstein overturns this process, appropriating the hallowed canon of high art to showcase his own distinct visual language. Executed in 1992, this series is a wry parody of Claude Monet’s venerated Nympheas. In the print, Lichtenstein deconstructs Monet’s distinct style, replacing Monet’s textural brushstrokes and soft interplay of light and shadow with a dramatic simplification of form color and geometry, regenerating the work for a contemporary art world. Blocks of vibrant blue hues, strong diagonals, and thick black outlines delineate the shadows, while Lichtenstein’s signature Ben-Day dots imply the highlights of a sun’s rays glistening across the water. The sturdy lines, chromatic intensity and angularity of form create an almost abstract intersection of geometric shapes described in bold primary tones.
This series’ pop assault on the art canon reflects Lichtenstein’s sustained interest in his work’s relationship with his forebears; at various points in his career he produced work based on specific works, like Picasso’s Dora Maar with Cat and van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles, or overtly art-historical structures, mimicking Cubist and Surrealist compositions in the 1970s. Monet offered the painter the opportunity for particularly interesting dialogue, Monet’s soft colors and gorgeous treatment of light apparently resistant to Lichtenstein’s process. Yet Lichtenstein’s lilies feel out other points of contact between the two artists – especially the nineteenth century Japanese woodcut tradition of Hokusai and Hiroshige from which Monet himself took great inspiration. With his flat planes giving way intermittently to strange senses of depth and his rendering of landscape in signature patterns, Lichtenstein seems to possess some of the aesthetic concerns of the Japanese masters. To that end, the work seems to take the water-lily motif back from Monet’s mellifluous Impressionism, returning it, changed and updated, to its source – the work a wonderful example of a certain art-historical circularity.
Water Lily Pond with Reflections (Study), 1992
Colored pencil and graphite on paper
Lichtenstein used stainless steel to incorporate actual reflections and make the artwork change with the viewer’s angle and the room’s light, a physical exploration of the light and reflection themes Monet pursued with paint. A unique, labor-intensive process was developed to create a swirling pattern on the metal, intended to represent the rippled water surface and inspired by the appearance of 1920s and 1930s car dashboards. This involved using a drill press fitted with a rubber end, with each swirl individually executed. Sign painter’s enamel was screenprinted in seven colors over the processed steel, creating flat areas of color, diagonal lines, and the industrial texture of Ben-Day dots via stencils. Lichtenstein replaces Monet’s nuanced, textured brushstrokes with flat areas of saturated color, bold black outlines, and Ben-Day dots, a print-based industrial texture. This juxtaposition of an organic subject (water lilies) with a mechanical aesthetic encourages the viewer to reconsider how images are constructed and perceived. Like Monet, Lichtenstein was fascinated by light and reflective surfaces. The use of highly polished stainless steel allows the artworks to interact with the ambient light and colors of the room, literally shifting and changing as the viewer moves, which subtly mimics the transient, atmospheric effects Monet captured in his paintings. Lichtenstein described the process as making a “mechanical Monet,” acknowledging the inherent paradox of applying his impersonal, industrial style to a subject defined by its subjective, impressionistic qualities. The series also references the 19th-century Japanese woodcut tradition (Hokusai and Hiroshige) that influenced Monet. The flattened planes and strategic use of patterns evoke this shared historical influence.
The prints were published by Saff Tech Arts in Oxford, Maryland. The edition size was small, with an edition of 23 plus various artist proofs. Works from the series are held in the collections of major institutions, including the National Galleries of Scotland and the Tate.
Water Lilies Series, 1992
1. Water Lilies – Pink Flower (Corlett 261)
2. Waterlilies – Blue Lily Pads (Corlett 262)
3. Water Lilies with Cloud (Corlett 263)
4. Water Lily Pond with Reflections (Corlett 264)
5. Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge (Corlett 265)
6. Waterlilies with Willows (Corlett 266)
Auction Market Overview
Auction Summary
2025 Auction Highlights
7 lots from Water Lilies series sold at auction in 2025 for a total turnover of USD 6,922,629. This is an auction record year for the series. With no lot failing to sell the sell-through rate is 100%. However, one lot, Water Lilies with Cloud, was withdrawn at Sotheby’s in London, on 24 September 2025.
This includes 4 works from The Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 4,018,629, representing 58.9% of the total turnover for 2025.
The highest price achieved was for Water Lilies with Willows, from The Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein, that sold at Sotheby’s in New-York on 19 November 2025 for USD 1,514,000, setting a new auction record for this print.
Water Lilies with Willows, 1990
A Legacy Reimagined: Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s New-York: 19 November 2025
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 1,514,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Water Lilies with Willows (Corlett 266, RLCR 4170), 1990
from the Water Lilies series
Screenprinted enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel in the original painted aluminum frame
Signed, dated and inscribed AP 6/7 (on the reverse)
This impression is artist’s proof 6 of 7 from the numbered edition of 23 plus 7 artist’s proofs
Published by Saff Tech Arts
Water Lily Pond with Reflections sold twice at auction in 2025, at an average price of USD 1,346,798. It sold at Christie’s in New-York on 20 November 2025, for USD 1,397,000, its highest price in 2025.
Water Lily Pond with Reflections, 1992
Property from the Estate of Joan and Kenneth Goldglit
Christie’s New-York: 20 November 2025
Estimated: USD 500,000 – 700,000
USD 1,397,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Water Lily Pond with Reflections (Corlett 264, RLCR 4179), 1992
Screenprinted enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel, with painted aluminum frame
Signed, numbered and and dated ‘7⁄23 rf Lichtenstein ’92’ (on the reverse)
This work is number seven from an edition of 23 plus seven artist’s proofs
Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge sold 3 times at auction in 2025 as well, at an average price of USD 795,478. One print from The Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein sold at Sotheby’s in Hong-Kong on 28 September 2025, for HKD 7,620,000 (USD 979,435, setting a new auction record for this print.
Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge, 1992
Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s Hong-Kong: 28 September 2025
Estimated: HKD 3,000,000 – 5,000,000
HKD 7,620,000 / USD 979,435
AUCTION RECORD FOR WATER LILIES WITH JAPANESE BRIDGE
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge, 1992
Screenprinted enamel in colors on processed and swirled stainless steel, with painted aluminum frame
Overall: 83 1/4 x 57 3/4 inches (211.3 x 146.7 cm)
Signed in felt-tip pen, dated ’92 and inscribed AP 5/7 (on the verso)
This work is number 5 of 7 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 23
2024 Auction Highlights
2 lots sold at auction in 2024 for a total turnover of USD 1,579,700. The highest price was achieved by Water Lily Pond with Reflections, from The Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein, sold at Sotheby’s in New-York on 21 November 2024 for USD 1,440,000.
Water Lily Pond with Reflections, 1992
Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s New-York: 21 November 2024
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 1,440,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Water Lily Pond with Reflections, 1992
Screenprinted enamel in colors on processed and swirled stainless steel, with painted wood frame
Overall: 58 x 84 1/2 inches (147.3 x 214.6 cm)
Signed in felt-tip pen, dated ’92 and inscribed AP 2/7 (on the verso)
This work is one of 7 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 23, published by Saff Tech Arts
2023 Auction Highlights
Only 1 lot sold in 2023, Water Lily Pond with Reflections sold for USD 1,875,000 at Sotheby’s in New-York, on 19 May 2023.
Water Lily Pond with Reflections, 1992
Sotheby’s New-York: 19 May 2023
Estimated: USD 300,000 – 400,000
USD 1,875,000
AUCTION RECORD FOR WATER LILY POND WITH REFLECTIONS
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Water Lily Pond with Reflections, 1992
Screen-printed enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel, in painted artist’s frame
57 3/4 x 84 1/4 inches (146.7 x 214 cm)
Signed, dated ’92 and numbered PP IV (on the reverse)
This work is presentation proof 4
An edition of 23 plus 7 artist’s proofs, 1 bon à tirer, 4 presentation proofs, 1 NGA and 2 STA
2022 Auction Highlights
2 lots sold in 2022 for a total turnover of USD 804,510. The highest price was achieved at Phillips in London on 15 September 2022 when Water Lilies with Willows sold for GBP 378,000 (USD 437,095).
Water Lilies with Willows, 1992
Phillips London: 15 September 2022
Estimated: GBP 300,000 – 500,000
GBP 378,000 / USD 437,095
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Water Lilies with Willows, from Water Lilies (C. 266), 1992
Screen-printed enamel in colors, on processed and swirled stainless steel
Signed, dated and annotated ‘O.K.’ in black felt-tip pen on the reverse
The single BON A TIRER (BAT) or “Good To Print” proof before the edition of 23 and 7 artist’s proofs
2025 Auction Results
7 lots from Water Lilies series sold at auction in 2025 for a total turnover of USD 6,922,629. This is an auction record year for the series. With no lot failing to sell the sell-through rate is 100%. However, one lot, Water Lilies with Cloud, was withdrawn at Sotheby’s in London, on 24 September 2025.
This includes 4 works from The Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 4,018,629, representing 58.9% of the total turnover for 2025.
The highest price achieved was for Water Lilies with Willows, from The Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein, that sold at Sotheby’s in New-York on 19 November 2025 for USD 1,514,000, setting a new auction record for this print.
Water Lily Pond with Reflections sold twice at auction in 2025, at an average price of USD 1,346,798. It sold at Christie’s in New-York on 20 November 2025, for USD 1,397,000, its highest price in 2025.
Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge sold 3 times at auction in 2025 as well, at an average price of USD 795,478. One print from The Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein sold at Sotheby’s in Hong-Kong on 28 September 2025, for HKD 7,620,000 (USD 979,435, setting a new auction record for this print.
#1. Water Lilies with Willows, 1990
A Legacy Reimagined: Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s New-York: 19 November 2025
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 1,514,000
AUCTION RECORD FOR WATER LILIES WITH WILLOWS
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Water Lilies with Willows (Corlett 266, RLCR 4170), 1990
from the Water Lilies series
Screenprinted enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel in the original painted aluminum frame
Signed, dated and inscribed AP 6/7 (on the reverse)
This impression is artist’s proof 6 of 7 from the numbered edition of 23 plus 7 artist’s proofs
Published by Saff Tech Arts
#2. Water Lily Pond with Reflections, 1992
Property from the Estate of Joan and Kenneth Goldglit
Christie’s New-York: 20 November 2025
Estimated: USD 500,000 – 700,000
USD 1,397,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Water Lily Pond with Reflections (Corlett 264, RLCR 4179), 1992
Screenprinted enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel, with painted aluminum frame
Signed, numbered and and dated ‘7⁄23 rf Lichtenstein ’92’ (on the reverse)
This work is number seven from an edition of 23 plus seven artist’s proofs
#3. Water Lily Pond with Reflections, 1992
Roy’s Lichtensteins: Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s Paris: 24 October 2025
Estimated: EUR 500,000 – 700,000
EUR 1,116,100 / USD 1,296,595
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Water Lily Pond with Reflections (RLCR 4179), 1992
from the Water Lilies series
Screenprinted enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel, with painted aluminum frame
Numbered, signed and dated ’92 (on the reverse in paint marker)
Stamped and bears the workshop number (on the reverse)
This work is the artist’s proof number 6
From an edition of 23, plus 7 artist’s proofs, 1 BAT, 4 PP, 2 Presentation Proofs, 1 NGA archive proof, 2 STA
USD 1 million
#4. Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge, 1992
Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s Hong-Kong: 28 September 2025
Estimated: HKD 3,000,000 – 5,000,000
HKD 7,620,000 / USD 979,435
AUCTION RECORD FOR WATER LILIES WITH JAPANESE BRIDGE
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge, 1992
Screenprinted enamel in colors on processed and swirled stainless steel, with painted aluminum frame
Overall: 83 1/4 x 57 3/4 inches (211.3 x 146.7 cm)
Signed in felt-tip pen, dated ’92 and inscribed AP 5/7 (on the verso)
This work is number 5 of 7 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 23
#5. Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge, 1992
Sotheby’s New-York: 22 October 2025
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 762,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge (Corlett 265; RLCR 4167), 1992
From the Water Lilies series
Screenprinted enamel in colors on processed and swirled stainless steel
Contained in the white painted aluminum frame
Signed in felt-tip pen on the reverse, dated and numbered 7/23
This work is number 7 from the edition of 23 plus seven artist’s proofs
Published by Saff Tech Arts
#6. Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge, 1992
Phillips New-York: 21 November 2025
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 645,000
Screen-printed enamel on processed swirled stainless steel, with painted aluminum frame
83 1/8 x 58 in. (211.1 x 147.3 cm)
Stamped by Saff Tech Arts and inscribed with the workshop number “RL92-007” on the reverse
This work is number 6 from an edition of 23, plus 7 artist’s proofs, 1 Bon’a tirer, 4 Printer’s proofs, 2 Presentation proofs, 1 National Gallery of Art proof, and 2 Saff Tech Arts’ proofs
#7. Water Lilies-Blue Lily Pads, 1992
Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s New-York: 26 September 2025
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 228,600
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Water Lilies—Blue Lily Pads, from the Water Lilies series (Corlett 262), 1992
Screenprinted enamel in colors on processed and swirled stainless steel, with painted and routered relief wood frame
Signed, dated ’92 and inscribed AP 2/6 (on the reverse)
One of 6 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 23
Lots Withdrawn
Water Lilies with Cloud, 1992
Sotheby’s London: 24 September 2025
Estimated: GBP 500,000 – 700,000
WITHDRAWN
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Water Lilies with Cloud, from Water Lilies Series (Corlett 263), 1992
Screenprinted enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel with painted artist’s frame
Signed in black felt-tip pen, dated and inscribed PPI on the reverse
One of three printer’s proofs
Aside from the numbered edition of 23 plus six artist’s proofs,
two presentation proofs, one bon à tirer, one NGA and two STA archive proofs
2024 Auction Results
#1. Water Lily Pond with Reflections, 1992
Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s New-York: 21 November 2024
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 1,440,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Water Lily Pond with Reflections, 1992
Screenprinted enamel in colors on processed and swirled stainless steel, with painted wood frame
Overall: 58 x 84 1/2 inches (147.3 x 214.6 cm)
Signed in felt-tip pen, dated ’92 and inscribed AP 2/7 (on the verso)
This work is one of 7 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 23, published by Saff Tech Arts
USD 1 million
#2. Water Lilies-Blue Lily Pads, 1992
Ketterer Kunst: 6 December 2024
Estimated: EUR 70,000
EUR 127,000 / USD 139,700
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Water Lilies – Blue Lily Pads (Corlett 262), 1992
Silkscreen in colors, enamel on partly brushed steal, in lacquered wooden frame
Signed, dated and numbered on the back of the frame
From an edition of 23 copies
With the printer’s stamp and the registration number RL92-004
2023 Auction Results
#1. Water Lily Pond with Reflections, 1992
Sotheby’s New-York: 19 May 2023
Estimated: USD 300,000 – 400,000
USD 1,875,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Water Lily Pond with Reflections, 1992
Screen-printed enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel, in painted artist’s frame
57 3/4 x 84 1/4 inches (146.7 x 214 cm)
Signed, dated ’92 and numbered PP IV (on the reverse)
This work is presentation proof 4
An edition of 23 plus 7 artist’s proofs, 1 bon à tirer, 4 presentation proofs, 1 NGA and 2 STA
2022 Auction Results
#1. Water Lilies with Willows, 1992
Phillips London: 15 September 2022
Estimated: GBP 300,000 – 500,000
GBP 378,000 / USD 437,095
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Water Lilies with Willows, from Water Lilies (C. 266), 1992
Screen-printed enamel in colors, on processed and swirled stainless steel
Signed, dated and annotated ‘O.K.’ in black felt-tip pen on the reverse
The single BON A TIRER (BAT) or “Good To Print” proof before the edition of 23 and 7 artist’s proofs
#2. Water Lily Pond with Reflections, 1992
Grisebach: 1 December 2022
Estimated: EUR 220,000 – 280,000
EUR 350,000 / USD 367,415
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Water Lily Pond with Reflections, 1992
Colored lacquer silkscreen on stainless steel in lacquered wooden frame
Numbered 23/40
Water Lilies – Pink Flower
Water Lilies – Pink Flower
from Water Lilies Series
Medium: Screen-printed enamel in colors on stainless steel with painted relief wood frame
Year: 1992
Sheet: 110.5 x 76.7 cm
Edition: 23
Artist’s Proofs: 6 AP
Printer’s Proofs: 3 PP
Publisher: Saff Tech Arts, Oxford, Maryland
Literature: Corlett 261
Roy Lichtenstein Catalogue Raisonne: RLCR 4174
Signed, numbered and dated (on the reverse)
Water Lilies – Pink Flower distills Claude Monet’s naturalistic imagery into a graphic, artificial composition. It features a stylized representation of water lilies and a pond using bold black outlines, solid bands of saturated color (including the prominent pink for the flower), diagonal stripes, and signature Ben-Day dots to imply light and shadow. The foreground and background are flattened onto the same plane, eliminating traditional depth and perspective.
Auction Results
Wright: 26 February 2015
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 90,000
USD 106,250
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Water Lilies (Pink Flower), 1992
Screenprinted enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel with painted relief wood frame
Signed and dated to verso ‘3/20 Roy Lichtenstein 92’
Christie’s London: 1 April 2008
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 48,500
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Water Lilies – Pink Flower, from Water Lilies Series (C. 261), 1992
Screen-printed enamel in colors on stainless steel with painted relief wood frame
Signed in black felt-tip on the reverse, dated ’92, numbered 4/20
Water Lilies – Blue Lily Pads
Waterlilies – Blue Lily Pads
from Water Lilies Series
Medium: Color screen-printed enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel, contained in the artist’s painted relief wood frame
Year: 1992
Sheet: 43 3/8 x 38 1/4 inches (110.2 x 97.2 cm)
Edition: 23
Artist’s Proofs: 6
Printer’s Proofs: 3
Publisher: Saff Tech Arts, Oxford, Maryland
Literature: Corlett 262
Roy Lichtenstein Catalogue Raisonne: RLCR 4172
Signed, numbered and dated (on the reverse)
Auction Results
Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s New-York: 26 September 2025
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 228,600
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Water Lilies—Blue Lily Pads, from the Water Lilies series (Corlett 262), 1992
Screenprinted enamel in colors on processed and swirled stainless steel, with painted and routered relief wood frame
Signed, dated ’92 and inscribed AP 2/6 (on the reverse)
One of 6 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 23
Ketterer Kunst: 6 December 2024
Estimated: EUR 70,000
EUR 127,000 / USD 139,700
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Water Lilies – Blue Lily Pads (Corlett 262), 1992
Silkscreen in colors, enamel on partly brushed steal, in lacquered wooden frame
Signed, dated and numbered on the back of the frame
From an edition of 23 copies
With the printer’s stamp and the registration number RL92-004
Christie’s New-York: 21 October 2021
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 100,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Water Lilies – Blue Lily Pads, 1992
Screen-print in colors, on processed and swirled stainless steel
Signed and dated in paint marker on the reverse
Numbered 13/23
Phillips New-York: 24 July 2020
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 162,500
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Water Lilies – Blue Lily Pads, from Water Lilies Series, 1992
Color screen-printed enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel
Contained in the artist’s painted relief wood frame.
Signed, dated and numbered ‘STA I’ in black marker on the reverse
(a Saff Tech Arts proof the edition was 23, there were also 6 artist’s proofs)
Water Lilies with Cloud
Water Lilies with Cloud
from Water Lilies Series
Medium: Screen-printed enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel with painted artist’s frame frame
Year: 1992
Sheet: 67 x 46 3/8 inches (170.2 x 117.8 cm)
Edition: 23
Artist’s Proofs: 3
Printer’s Proofs: 4
Publisher: Saff Tech Arts, Oxford, Maryland
Literature: Corlett 263
Roy Lichtenstein Catalogue Raisonne: RLCR 4164
Water Lilies with Cloud, 1992 (RLCR 4164) | Catalogue entry | Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné
Signed, numbered and dated (on the reverse)
Auction Results
Christie’s London: 7 March 2017
Estimated: GBP 160,000 – 220,000
GBP 329,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Water Lilies with Cloud, 1992
Screen-printed enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel with painted artist’s frame
Signed, numbered and dated ‘STA I rf Lichtenstein ’92’ (on the reverse)
This work is number from an edition of twenty-three plus three printer’s proofs, one BAT, six artist’s proofs, one NGA and two STA
Heritage Auctions: 8 November 2014
USD 341,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Water Lilies with Cloud, 1992
Screen-printed enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel with painted artist’s frame
Signed, dated and numbered 15/23 on the reverse
Water Lily Pond with Reflections
Water Lily Pond with Reflections
from Water Lilies Series
Medium: Screen-printed enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel with painted wooden artist’s frame
Year: 1992
Sheet: 58 x 84 1/2 inches (147.3 x 214.6 cm)
Edition: 23
Artist’s Proofs: 7
Printer’s Proofs: 4
Publisher: Saff Tech Arts, Oxford, Maryland
Literature: Corlett 264
Roy Lichtenstein Catalogue Raisonne: RLCR 4170
Signed, numbered and dated (on the reverse)
Auction Results
Property from the Estate of Joan and Kenneth Goldglit
Christie’s New-York: 20 November 2025
Estimated: USD 500,000 – 700,000
USD 1,397,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Water Lily Pond with Reflections (Corlett 264, RLCR 4179), 1992
Screenprinted enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel, with painted aluminum frame
Signed, numbered and and dated ‘7⁄23 rf Lichtenstein ’92’ (on the reverse)
This work is number seven from an edition of 23 plus seven artist’s proofs
Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s New-York: 21 November 2024
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 1,440,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Water Lily Pond with Reflections, 1992
Screenprinted enamel in colors on processed and swirled stainless steel, with painted wood frame
Overall: 58 x 84 1/2 inches (147.3 x 214.6 cm)
Signed in felt-tip pen, dated ’92 and inscribed AP 2/7 (on the verso)
This work is one of 7 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 23, published by Saff Tech Arts
Sotheby’s New-York: 19 May 2023
Estimated: USD 300,000 – 400,000
USD 1,875,000
AUCTION RECORD FOR WATER LILY POND WITH REFLECTIONS
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Water Lily Pond with Reflections, 1992
Screen-printed enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel, in painted artist’s frame
57 3/4 x 84 1/4 inches (146.7 x 214 cm)
Signed, dated ’92 and numbered PP IV (on the reverse)
This work is presentation proof 4
An edition of 23 plus 7 artist’s proofs, 1 bon à tirer, 4 presentation proofs, 1 NGA and 2 STA
Grisebach: 1 December 2022
Estimated: EUR 220,000 – 280,000
EUR 350,000 / USD 367,415
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Water Lily Pond with Reflections, 1992
Colored lacquer silkscreen on stainless steel in lacquered wooden frame
Numbered 23/40
Christie’s New-York: 14 November 2014
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 437,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Water Lily Pond with Reflections, 1992
Screen-printed enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel with painted wooden artist’s frame
Signed, numbered and dated ‘18/23 rf Lichtenstein ‘92’
With the Saff Tech Arts stamp and numbered ‘RL92-006’ (on the reverse)
This work is Saff Tech Arts number 18 from an edition of 23
Plus 1 BAT, 7 artist’s proofs, 4 printer proofs, 2 presentation proofs, 1 NGA and 1 STA
Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge
Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge
from Water Lilies Series
Medium: Screen-printed enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel with painted wooden artist’s frame
Year: 1992
Sheet: 83 1/4 x 58 inches (211.5 x 147.3 cm)
Edition: 23
Artist’s Proofs: 7
Printer’s Proofs: 4
Publisher: Saff Tech Arts, Oxford, Maryland
Literature: Corlett 265
Roy Lichtenstein Catalogue Raisonne: RLCR 4167
Signed, numbered and dated (on the reverse)
Auction Results
Phillips New-York: 21 November 2025
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 645,000
Screen-printed enamel on processed swirled stainless steel, with painted aluminum frame
83 1/8 x 58 in. (211.1 x 147.3 cm)
Stamped by Saff Tech Arts and inscribed with the workshop number “RL92-007” on the reverse
This work is number 6 from an edition of 23, plus 7 artist’s proofs, 1 Bon’a tirer, 4 Printer’s proofs, 2 Presentation proofs, 1 National Gallery of Art proof, and 2 Saff Tech Arts’ proofs
Sotheby’s New-York: 22 October 2025
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 762,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge (Corlett 265; RLCR 4167), 1992
From the Water Lilies series
Screenprinted enamel in colors on processed and swirled stainless steel
Contained in the white painted aluminum frame
Signed in felt-tip pen on the reverse, dated and numbered 7/23
This work is number 7 from the edition of 23 plus seven artist’s proofs
Published by Saff Tech Arts
Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s Hong-Kong: 28 September 2025
Estimated: HKD 3,000,000 – 5,000,000
HKD 7,620,000 / USD 979,435
AUCTION RECORD FOR WATER LILIES WITH JAPANESE BRIDGE
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge, 1992
Screenprinted enamel in colors on processed and swirled stainless steel, with painted aluminum frame
Overall: 83 1/4 x 57 3/4 inches (211.3 x 146.7 cm)
Signed in felt-tip pen, dated ’92 and inscribed AP 5/7 (on the verso)
This work is number 5 of 7 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 23
Grisebach: 28 November 2019
Estimated: EUR 200,000 – 300,000
EUR 250,000 / USD 275,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge, 1992
Colored varnish screen print on stainless steel
Signed, dated, and numbered on the reverse
Phillips New-York: 11 May 2012
Estimated: USD 280,000 – 350,000
USD 338,500
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge, 1992
Enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel, in artist’s frame
83 1/4 x 58 inches (211.5 x 147.3 cm)
Signed, dated, and numbered “STA II, rf Lichtenstein ’92” on the reverse
This work is a Saff Tech Arts proof number two of two
From an edition of 23 plus one bon a tirer, four printers proofs, two presentation proofs, one archive proof for NGA, and seven artist’s proofs
Waterlilies with Willows
Waterlilies with Willows
from Water Lilies Series
Medium: Screen printed enamel in colors on processed and swirled stainless steel in aluminum artist’s frame
Year: 1992
Size: 58×104 inches (146.6 x 264.1 cm)
Edition: 23
Artist’s Proofs: 7
Printer’s Proofs: 3
Publisher: Saff Tech Arts, Oxford, Maryland
Literature: Corlett 266
Roy Lichtenstein Catalogue Raisonne: RLCR 4170
Signed, numbered and dated (on the reverse)
Auction Results
A Legacy Reimagined: Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s New-York: 19 November 2025
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 1,514,000
AUCTION RECORD FOR WATER LILIES WITH WILLOWS
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Water Lilies with Willows (Corlett 266, RLCR 4170), 1990
from the Water Lilies series
Screenprinted enamel on processed and swirled stainless steel in the original painted aluminum frame
Signed, dated and inscribed AP 6/7 (on the reverse)
This impression is artist’s proof 6 of 7 from the numbered edition of 23 plus 7 artist’s proofs
Published by Saff Tech Arts
Phillips London: 15 September 2022
Estimated: GBP 300,000 – 500,000
GBP 378,000 / USD 437,095
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Water Lilies with Willows, from Water Lilies (C. 266), 1992
Screen-printed enamel in colors, on processed and swirled stainless steel
Signed, dated and annotated ‘O.K.’ in black felt-tip pen on the reverse
The single BON A TIRER (BAT) or “Good To Print” proof before the edition of 23 and 7 artist’s proofs
Christie’s Hong-Kong: 1 December 2021
Estimated: HKD 3,200,000 – 5,000,000
HKD 3,500,000 / USD 449,097
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Water Lilies with Willows, 1992
Screen-printed enamel on stainless steel in artist’s original painted frame
Signed, numbered and dated 5⁄23 rf Lichtenstein ’92’ (on the reverse)
Edition 5⁄23, aside from 7 artist’s proofs
Grisebach: 28 November 2019
Estimated: EUR 160,000 – 250,000
EUR 200,000 / USD 220,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Water Lilies with Willows, 1992
Colored Varnish screenprint on stainless steel
Signed, numbered and dated on reverse
Christie’s London: 8 May 2012
Estimated: USD 400,000 – 600,000
USD 722,500
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Waterlilies with Willows, 1992
Screen printed enamel on stainless steel in aluminum artist’s frame
Signed, numbered and dated ‘PP III rf Lichtenstein ’92’ (on the reverse)
This work is a Printer’s Proof for an edition of twenty three