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Water Lily - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1993 - MyArtBroker

Water Lily
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 130

Year: 1993

Size: H 32cm x W 43cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Water Lily (signed) is estimated to be worth between £20,000 and £29,000. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 11%. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £14,863 in June 2024 to £32,496 in September 2022. This work has a strong auction history, having been sold 21 times since its entry to the market in May 2008. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 130.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
June 2024Swann Galleries United States
October 2023Phillips New York United States
October 2023Bonhams Los Angeles United States
May 2023Bonhams New York United States
October 2022Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers United States
September 2022Bonhams Los Angeles United States
September 2021Wright United States

Meaning & Analysis

As a forefather of the American Pop Art movement, Roy Lichtenstein devised new ways to replicate the appearance of commercial printing. Although he developed his own unique iconography, the artist relied on art history for inspiration. Lichtenstein’s Water Lily is an autonomous edition, executed one year after the artist’s extraordinary Water Lilies. Although independent from the sequence, Water Lily also pays homage to impressionist Claude Monet’s scenic oil paintings of the early 1900s.

Similar to Les Nymphéas of the same year, the present work is a brilliant screen print that integrates machine-made patterns with painterly gestures. Water Lily captures a single enlarged water lily with white petals and dark green leaves resting on the water. The botanical elements have been flattened against the picture plane through cropping and accentuated through thick black contouring. The water’s surface is composed entirely out of vivid blue stripes and a dense streak of dots.


Lichtenstein made numerous paintings and prints based on the work of Monet, see his Cathedrals and Haystacks for instance. Water Lily also integrates Lichtenstein’s preoccupation with reflections and perception. The artist explored these optical themes continuously throughout his career, most notably in his Mirrors and Reflections series.

  • Roy Lichtenstein, born in New York, 1923, is a seminal figure in the Pop Art movement, renowned for his comic book and advertisement-inspired artworks. His transformative journey from classical painter to Pop Art pioneer began with his iconic piece, Look Mickey, marking the fusion of painting with pop culture. Lichtenstein’s works, including Whaam!, Drowning Girl, and Crying Girl, blend parody and satire, challenging the boundaries between popular culture and ‘high art’. With over 5,000 pieces to his name, Lichtenstein’s enduring influence resonates in contemporary art, his works celebrated in prestigious institutions worldwide.