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Illustration For Hüm Bum - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1992 - MyArtBroker

Illustration For Hüm Bum
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£6,500-£10,000Value Indicator

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56% AAGR

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Medium: Intaglio

Edition size: 80

Year: 1992

Size: H 38cm x W 28cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Illustration For Hüm Bum (signed) is estimated to be worth between £6,500 and £10,000. There have been four sales at auction since its initial sale in November 2006. The hammer price in the last 12 months has been consistent, ranging from £7,000 in July 2024. This intaglio print from 1992 has shown strong value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 49%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 80.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
July 2024Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
July 2024Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
June 2023Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
September 2007Christie's London United Kingdom
November 2006Lempertz, Cologne Germany

Meaning & Analysis

Illustration For Hüm-Bum!’ responds to Ginsberg’s performance poem that he composed over a period of twenty years. The poem reiterates in a feverish manner: ‘Whom bomb? We bomb’d them!’, ‘Whydja bomb? We didn’t wanna bomb!’. As Ginsberg expanded it over the years, Hum Bom can be seen to record the history of the U.S. militarism, especially America’s involvement in the Vietnam war.

Responding to this difficult legacy, Lichtenstein’s print presents a vision of explosions, in which playful shapes and bold colours seem to clash deliberately with the gravity of the topic. The cubism-inspired vision of an attack contrasts with a series of serene landscapes involved in the portfolio.

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