Brushstrokes (1967)

Artist: Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923–1997)
Title: Brushstrokes
Year: 1967
Medium: Serigraph in colours
Sheet Size: 58 × 77.9 cm
Signature: Signed and dated in pencil
Edition: Edition of 300
Publisher: Leo Castelli Gallery, New York / Pasadena Art Museum, California
Type of work: Limited edition lithograph & screenprint

Description

Brushstrokes (1967) is one of the most conceptually audacious works in Roy Lichtenstein's print catalogue — and one of the most celebrated. The subject is the painterly gesture itself: the loose, expressive brushstroke that was the sacred currency of Abstract Expressionism, rendered here with the mechanical precision of screenprint, Ben-Day dots, and hard-edged graphic clarity. Black, red, and yellow strokes sweep across a blue dotted ground, each one meticulously constructed to look spontaneous — a paradox that sits at the very heart of Lichtenstein's project and of Pop Art more broadly.

The Brushstrokes series, initiated in painting in 1965, represents Lichtenstein's most direct and pointed engagement with the generation that preceded him. By translating de Kooning's gestural abandon into the flat, reproducible language of commercial printing, he simultaneously pays homage and delivers a critique — the stroke captured, frozen, commodified, and made beautiful again on its own terms. The serigraph medium is ideally suited to this argument: what could be more pointed than using a printing process to depict the most hand-made of all marks?

Published jointly by Leo Castelli Gallery, New York — the epicentre of American Pop Art — and the Pasadena Art Museum, California, this impression is from an edition of 300 and is signed by the artist. Works from the Brushstrokes series appear regularly at Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips, where they consistently achieve strong results. A landmark work from one of the defining years of Lichtenstein's career.

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FAQ

Is this an original Lichtenstein serigraph? Yes — an original serigraph in colours, signed by the artist from an edition of 300.

What is the edition size? 300 impressions — published jointly by Leo Castelli Gallery and the Pasadena Art Museum.

What is the significance of the Brushstrokes series? The series represents Lichtenstein's direct engagement with Abstract Expressionism — rendering the spontaneous painterly gesture with mechanical graphic precision, a defining conceptual move of Pop Art.

Who published this work? Leo Castelli Gallery, New York — the gallery that represented Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol — co-published with the Pasadena Art Museum, California.

What condition is the work in? Good condition.

Is the work framed? Please contact us for framing options.

Do you ship internationally? Yes — worldwide, with museum-grade packaging, full insurance, and shipment tracking.