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Roy Lichtenstein Haystack II (C. 66) For Sale

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Roy Lichtenstein - Haystack II  (C. 66), 1969, Lithograph and screen print

Haystack II (C. 66), 1969

Lithograph and screen print

20 3/4 x 30 5/8 in 52.7 x 77.6 cm

Edition

Edition of 100 plus 10 AP

About this work

Roy Lichtenstein’s Haystack II (C. 66) continues his Pop reinterpretation of Claude Monet’s famous Haystacks series, replacing the Impressionist’s vibrant atmospheric light with a starkly mechanized visual system. Here, the haystack motif emerges—or rather, hides—within a dense grid of red and blue Ben-Day dots set against a purple field, creating an optical push and pull between abstraction and representation.While Monet sought to capture how light shifts across time, Lichtenstein’s version underscores how meaning shifts across different modes of visual reproduction. In Haystack II, the pastoral subject becomes secondary to the graphic process itself. The haystacks nearly dissolve into the field of dots, their outlines perceptible only after careful looking, emphasizing the tension between recognition and erasure.The work functions as both homage and critique. By adopting Monet’s canonical subject but translating it into the idiom of commercial printing, Lichtenstein questions the role of originality and artistic genius in an age of mass media. Where Monet’s brushstrokes vibrated with natural light, Lichtenstein’s dots vibrate with industrial regularity.The palette of red, blue, and purple also speaks to Pop Art’s engagement with the colors of advertising, packaging, and mass production. Instead of evoking the rural French countryside, Haystack II immerses the viewer in the artificial hues of modern consumer culture.Ultimately, Haystack II is not about haystacks at all—it is about how images are perceived, mediated, and constructed. By filtering Monet’s imagery through the lens of mechanical reproduction, Lichtenstein transforms an Impressionist study of fleeting moments into a Pop meditation on permanence, systems, and coded vision.For more information or to buy Haystack II (C. 66) by Roy Lichtenstein, contact our galleries using the form below.

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Auction History

Roy Lichtenstein - Haystack #1-#5 and #7 (C. 65-9 and 74)

Haystack #1-#5 and #7 (C. 65-9 and 74) · Roy Lichtenstein · Sotheby's · 2007-11 · $181,000

Roy Lichtenstein - Haystack Series

Haystack Series · Roy Lichtenstein · Sotheby's · 2025-09 · $114,300

Roy Lichtenstein - Haystack Series

Haystack Series · Roy Lichtenstein · Christie's · 2022-10 · $107,100

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Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) is the defining figure of American Pop Art and one of the most actively traded artists on the post-war and contemporary market. His bold graphic language — Ben-Day dots, black outlines, primary palettes drawn from comic books and advertising — is among the most instantly recognisable in twentieth-century art. Born in New York City, he was exhibited by Leo Castelli Gallery from 1962 and worked until his death in September 1997, producing one of the most extensively documented print catalogues of any artist of his generation.

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Roy Lichtenstein art for sale spans signed prints, paintings, and unique works across his full catalogue. His most collected categories: signed and numbered screenprints and lithographs from the major series, unique works on paper, and large-format canvas paintings. The auction benchmark was set when Masterpiece (1962) sold for $165 million in a private transaction in 2017, and Nurse (1964) achieved $95.4 million at Christie's New York in 2015. Major print series regularly achieve $100,000–$2 million at Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips.

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The most liquid and accessible segment of his market. Working with Gemini G.E.L., Petersburg Press, and Castelli Graphics, Lichtenstein produced lithographs, screenprints, woodcuts, and relief prints across three decades. Key series at Guy Hepner:

  • Brushstrokes (1965–66) — Pop satire of Abstract Expressionist gesture; his most conceptually celebrated series
  • Haystacks (1969) — Monet homage in Ben-Day dots and primary colour; his most decorative print subject
  • Cathedral — Rouen Cathedral reworked through his commercial-art graphic vocabulary
  • American Indian Theme (1980) — a major suite exploring Indigenous American motifs
  • Reflections (1988–94) — canvases-within-canvases; his most technically intricate prints; strongest late-career market
  • Nudes (1994–97) — figurative final series synthesising his full graphic vocabulary
  • Interiors (1990s) — consumer culture imagery from furniture and décor catalogues; a distinctly American subject
  • Peace Through Chemistry — Science and Technology series; bold, graphic, institutionally held

Signed impressions command significant premiums over unsigned editions. Corlett catalogue raisonné reference and publisher's certificate documentation are essential for any acquisition.

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Roy Lichtenstein original art for sale — unique paintings on canvas — represents the rarest category of his output. Major early canvases are primarily in institutional collections; secondary market appearances are concentrated at evening sales at Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips. Works on paper and preparatory drawings offer compelling opportunities for collectors seeking unique works with strong Lichtenstein provenance at more accessible price points.

Roy Lichtenstein Prints — Price Guide

  • Unsigned secondary series editions: $5,000–$25,000
  • Signed lithographs, Haystacks / Cathedral / American Indian Theme: $30,000–$150,000
  • Signed screenprints, Brushstrokes / Reflections / Nudes: $40,000–$500,000
  • Early 1960s single-sheet works and rare artist's proofs: $100,000+

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