New Seascape
New Seascape
Signed Print
Roy Lichtenstein
£6,000-£9,000Value Indicator
$12,500-$19,000 Value Indicator
$11,000-$17,000 Value Indicator
¥60,000-¥80,000 Value Indicator
€7,000-€11,000 Value Indicator
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¥1,160,000-¥1,740,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 70
Year: 1966
Size: H 30cm x W 20cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2022 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| September 2021 | Christie's New York | United States | |||
| March 2020 | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | United States | |||
| June 2018 | Wright | United States | |||
| July 2010 | Drouot | Estimations |
Meaning & Analysis
Roy Lichtenstein’s devoted exploration into the formal qualities of the landscape genre spans thirty years of his career. The artist evolved his Landscapes, Moonscapes and Seascapes continuously, completing several individual editions as part of his extensive sequence.
New Seascape of 1966 transforms the art historical tradition of landscape painting into a brilliant superimposition of colours and shapes. The print exhibits a fuchsia and bright turquoise diffused imaginary seascape.The vibrant pigments constituting the skies in the upper half of the composition blend seamlessly with the similarly hued illustration of water below. This poignant work is unusual in its painterly attributes, making the beholder forget it was fabricated on plastic. New Seascape’s laminated disposition was later expanded in Lichtenstein’s subsequent Ten Landscapesportfolio.
This print is one of the first editioned pieces in which Lichtenstein used free-form Rowlex, a synthetic material with reflective properties, as his base. The prismatic industrial sheets evoke textural and spatial interplays, producing the effect of changing light and fluctuating movement. In no other adaptation of a genre was Lichtenstein as experimental with materials as he was in his landscape renditions. His quest to create optical illusions and plays on perception continued in his Mirrors and later 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.
