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Art Critic - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1996 - MyArtBroker

Art Critic
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£16,000-£23,000Value Indicator

$30,000-$45,000 Value Indicator

$29,000-$40,000 Value Indicator

¥140,000-¥210,000 Value Indicator

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¥3,090,000-¥4,440,000 Value Indicator

$20,000-$29,000 Value Indicator

-5% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 150

Year: 1996

Size: H 66cm x W 48cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Roy Lichtenstein's Art Critic (signed) is estimated to be worth between £16,000 and £23,000. This screenprint, created in 1996, has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of 21 total sales since its entry to the market in September 2007. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £21,993, across 3 sales. In the last five years, the hammer price has varied from £8,770 in November 2024 to £35,247 in October 2024. The average annual growth rate of this work is currently -5%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 150.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
Sotheby's London United Kingdom
Sotheby's London United Kingdom
November 2024Bonhams New York United States
October 2024Sotheby's New York United States
March 2024Christie's New York United States
October 2023Christie's New York United States
October 2023Bonhams Los Angeles United States

Meaning & Analysis

Art Critic reveals a rigorously calculated composition. This work is thematically aligned with Lichtenstein’s cartoon heroines, while its formal qualities parallel the artist’ Surrealist series. The print portrays a deconstructed female face in a state of emotional turmoil. The artist composes her body entirely out of streaks of dots, colourful stripes, and blonde locks of wavy hair. Her head is depicted in profile and her elegant nose is turned slightly upward. She leans towards the abstract artwork mounted on the red wall in the background of the print.

Black delineating lines are prominent in Art Critic, along with saturated pigments and stylised appropriations of fundamental cubist and surrealist shapes. Lichtenstein takes advantage of the familiarity of these elements to compose his portrait. He shuffles the woman’s facial features around to rid the image of dimensionality. Utilising the flattened picture plane, Lichtenstein juxtaposes content versus style. The result the viewer is left with is an absurd scene brimming with humor and irony.