Roy Lichtenstein, Haystack #6, Slate II, 1969, continues his nuanced exploration of Monet’s iconic subject, reinterpreting the pastoral haystack through a refined Pop Art lens. Using his hallmark Ben-Day dots and sharp contours, Lichtenstein flattens the form into a graphic composition, while the slate-gray palette adds a cool, contemplative tone. This subdued color choice contrasts with the precise, industrial aesthetic, creating a tension between natural motif and mechanical reproduction.

The work balances simplicity and complexity, inviting viewers to reconsider familiar imagery through the prism of modern visual culture. Haystack #6, Slate II stands as an elegant synthesis of tradition and innovation, highlighting Lichtenstein’s mastery in transforming art history into a contemporary visual language.

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 13, 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 #6, Slate II, 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. 72 on pg. 100.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.

About the Framing:

Roy Lichtenstein Haystack #6, Slate II, 1969 is framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.