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Best Buddies - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1991 - MyArtBroker

Best Buddies
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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¥4,020,000-¥5,750,000 Value Indicator

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19% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 100

Year: 1991

Size: H 91cm x W 81cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Best Buddies (signed) is estimated to be worth between £21,000 and £30,000. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 17%. This work has an auction history of six total sales since its entry to the market on 26th October 2010. In the past 12 months, the average selling price was £20,471 across two sales. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £19,048 in February 2024 to £25,235 in March 2021. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 100.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
December 2024Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago United States
February 2024Palm Beach Modern Auctions United States
March 2021Sotheby's New York United States
April 2019Sotheby's New York United States
October 2010Christie's New York United States
October 2010Bonhams San Francisco United States

Meaning & Analysis

Best Buddies from 1991 is an unexpected abruption to Lichtenstein’s revisionist oeuvre, as the work does not derive its inspiration from popular culture or art history. Instead, its subject matter originates from Lichtenstein's own independent and self-generated design. Best Buddies employs elements developed by the artist in his earlier Perfect/Imperfect series. As such, the print manifests a stunning search for pure abstraction and geometrical precision.

Lichtenstein fits the eruptive composition of Best Buddies neatly within the confines of a rectangular picture plane. While the left side of the work is dominated by intersecting triangles, the right is occupied by looping circles and ovals. The flowing lines and sharp edges splay out like an interconnected web of shapes across the canvas. The artist achieves dimension and texture by utilising assertive contours, single colours, and dense areas of stripes. Best Buddies is the ultimate testimony to Lichtenstein’s innovative technical and formal competencies.

  • 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.