“Glass and Lemon in a Mirror,” created in 1974 by Roy Lichtenstein, exemplifies the Pop Art movement with its magna and oil on canvas medium. This still life artwork, boasting dimensions of 132.1 x 106.7 cm, is housed in the Albertina, Vienna, Austria.
The artwork depicts a lemon adjacent to a glass that is reflected in a mirror, utilizing bold lines, vibrant colors, and the distinctive dot patterns characteristic of Lichtenstein’s style. The image is a fine illustration of Pop Art’s tendency to marry everyday objects with a comic-strip aesthetic, thus transforming the ordinary into a canvas of fascination. The compositional elements create a sense of harmony, highlighting the interaction between the objects and their reflections while maintaining a clean, graphical aesthetic.