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Imperfect Print For B.A.M. - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1987 - MyArtBroker

Imperfect Print For B.A.M.
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£15,000-£23,000Value Indicator

$30,000-$45,000 Value Indicator

$27,000-$40,000 Value Indicator

¥140,000-¥210,000 Value Indicator

18,000-28,000 Value Indicator

$150,000-$230,000 Value Indicator

¥2,830,000-¥4,340,000 Value Indicator

$19,000-$29,000 Value Indicator

-6% AAGR

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Medium: Planographic print

Edition size: 75

Year: 1987

Size: H 137cm x W 65cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Roy Lichtenstein's Imperfect Print For B.A.M. (signed), a Planographic Print from 1987, is estimated to be worth between £15,000 and £23,000. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of 10 total sales since its entry to the market on 28th October 2009. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £12,746 in January 2024 to £19,336 in October 2020. The average annual growth rate of this work is -6%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 75.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
January 2024SBI Art Auction Japan
October 2020Bonhams New York United States
July 2015Christie's New York United States
April 2015Christie's New York United States
April 2015Phillips New York United States
April 2012Christie's New York United States
October 2011Christie's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

The Perfect/Imperfect series, executed between 1978 and 1995, is a sensational example of the varied visual strategies Lichtenstein employed throughout his career. Rather than deriving inspiration from mass-produced images, both sequences manifest the artist’s original abstract designs. Although they were created concurrently and are thematically identical, the two series represent the same composition differently. While the Perfect prints conform to the framework, the Imperfect prints take a different approach and subvert the pictorial boundaries.

Imperfect Print for B.A.M, completed in 1988, is the most subtle saboteur of the Imperfect Series. The print exhibits light and dark blue shapes with stark black borders, arranged into a web of interconnected lines. Tone, texture and dimension are evoked through black Ben Day dots and stripes. No sharply angled forms are piercing the edges of this print. Instead, discreet lines and corners poke at the borders, gently interrupting its outline in a select few places.

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