Lichtenstein Drowning Girl (1000 pcs)

This puzzle reproduces Drowning Girl, a scene where a young woman with a distressed expression seems about to be swallowed by the sea. The style is instantly recognizable: bold black outlines, a palette reduced to a few shades of blue, white and skin tone, and the famous Ben-Day dot pattern that gives the whole image the look of an enlarged comic book panel. The woman floats amid stylized black-and-white wave swirls, one hand raised near her face, her eyes wet with tears, while a speech bubble above her reads: "I don't care! I'd rather sink -- than call Brad for help!" This blend of sentimental melodrama and unapologetic pop aesthetics gives the scene its visual punch, as famous as it is intriguing to piece together on this 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle.

The original artwork, painted in 1963 by Roy Lichtenstein, was based on a panel from the romance comic Secret Hearts (DC Comics, 1962), originally drawn by Tony Abruzzo; Lichtenstein cropped the composition and altered the caption, which originally read "I don't care if I have a cramp!" rather than "I don't care!" Painted in oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, the work entered the collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York in 1971 and remains one of the most recognizable images of pop art.

A leading figure of American pop art alongside Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein built his body of work by borrowing the visual language of comic books and advertising, an approach that left a lasting mark on twentieth-century art. This puzzle is part of a collection reproducing artworks by major names in modern painting.

DIMENSIONS: completed puzzle, approximately 48 x 69 cm (19 x 27 in).