Roy Lichtenstein, Haystack #3, 1969, advances his conceptual transformation of Claude Monet’s pastoral motif, distilling the haystack into a composition of bold geometry, synthetic color, and industrial pattern. Here, Lichtenstein amplifies the tension between the natural and the artificial—rendering a traditionally organic subject with the cool precision of Ben-Day dots, thick outlines, and flat, unmodulated tones. The result is a visually striking yet emotionally detached image, where form and surface override texture and depth.

Unlike Monet’s atmospheric subtlety, Haystack #3 thrives on uniformity and repetition, inviting viewers to consider not the passage of light, but the mechanization of vision itself. It’s an elegant and ironic reinterpretation—playful on the surface, yet deeply rooted in a critical dialogue with art history. Through this work, Lichtenstein repositions the haystack from symbol of seasonal change to a contemporary icon of image reproduction and stylistic transformation.

Created in 1969, this Lichtenstein pop art screenprint in colors is hand-signed by Roy Lichtenstein (New York, 1923 – New York, 1997) in pencil: ‘rf Lichtenstein’.  Numbered from the edition of 100, this work is published by Original Editions, New York.

Roy Lichtenstein’s Haystack Series (1969) is a bold and conceptual reinterpretation of Claude Monet’s iconic Haystacks, reframed through the visual vocabulary of Pop Art. Rather than capturing the fleeting effects of light and atmosphere with painterly brushstrokes, Lichtenstein translates Monet’s impressionistic softness into a language of hard edges, Ben-Day dots, and synthetic color. Each print in the series reimagines the same rural motif with graphic precision, systematically altering color combinations and patterns to evoke different times of day or seasons—mimicking Monet’s original intent but subverting its method.

By reducing organic forms to industrialized surfaces, Lichtenstein challenges the romanticism of nature and the emotional expressiveness of Impressionism. The Haystack Series becomes a meditation on reproduction, perception, and the history of art itself—transforming a deeply personal and atmospheric subject into a commentary on modern image-making. Elegant in its restraint and conceptually rich, the series exemplifies Lichtenstein’s ability to bridge past and present through irony, intellect, and unmistakable style.

The works in Roy Lichtenstein’s Haystack Series (1969) include: Haystack #1, Haystack #2, Haystack #3, Haystack #4, Haystack #5, Haystack #6, Haystack #6 State I, Haystack #6 State II, Haystack #6 State III, Haystack #7.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:

Roy Lichtenstein Haystack #3, 1969 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work).

1. Corlett, Lee Mary. The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein A Catalogue Raisonee 1948-1997. Hudson Hills Press: New York, 1994. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 67 on pg. 98.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.

About the Framing:

Roy Lichtenstein Haystack #3, 1969 is framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.