Roy Lichtenstein, Haystack #6, Slate III, 1969, offers a compelling reinterpretation of Monet’s iconic haystack through a sophisticated Pop Art framework. The composition features Lichtenstein’s trademark Ben-Day dots and bold outlines, rendered here in muted slate tones that evoke a quiet, introspective atmosphere. This restrained palette softens the graphic precision, creating a delicate balance between mechanical reproduction and subtle emotional resonance.

The work transforms a natural subject into a modern emblem, exploring how form and color mediate perception in an era of mass imagery. Haystack #6, Slate III stands as an elegant meditation on the dialogue between tradition and innovation, reflecting Lichtenstein’s ability to merge art history with contemporary visual culture in a uniquely refined manner.

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 III, 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. 73 on pg. 101.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.

About the Framing:

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