Water Lilies – Blue Lily Pads 1992

Roy Lichtenstein made this *Water Lilies* piece, without a date, using his signature Ben-Day dots. It's like he's giving us a printed version of Monet, filtered through Pop Art. Look at how those dots create texture and depth. They aren't just flat; they vibrate! The red and blue against that creamy background make it sing. It's so mechanical, but there's still something really handmade about it, you know? I love how he uses those dots to build up the lily pads and the suggestion of water. The way he simplifies everything down to these graphic elements is so clever. It's like he's asking us, "What is painting, anyway?" This piece reminds me of someone like Sigmar Polke, who also played with reproduction and abstraction. It makes you think about how art is always talking to other art, remixing ideas across time. It's not about answers, it's about the conversation.