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Brushstroke Contest - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1989 - MyArtBroker

Brushstroke Contest
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£22,000-£35,000Value Indicator

$45,000-$70,000 Value Indicator

$40,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

¥200,000-¥320,000 Value Indicator

26,000-40,000 Value Indicator

$210,000-$340,000 Value Indicator

¥4,250,000-¥6,750,000 Value Indicator

$27,000-$45,000 Value Indicator

2% AAGR

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 36

Year: 1989

Size: H 127cm x W 101cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Brushstroke Contest (signed) is estimated to be worth between £22,000 and £35,000. There have been seven sales at auction since its initial sale in May 2009. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £19,684 in May 2020 to £27,139 in July 2023. The average annual growth rate of this lithograph print, created in 1989, is 2%. This work is part of a limited edition of 36.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
July 2023Christie's New York United States
May 2020Christie's New York United States
May 2016Freeman's United States
October 2015Phillips New York United States
April 2015Christie's New York United States
November 2009Phillips New York United States
May 2009Sotheby's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Brushstroke Contest has as its main objective to distill brushstrokes into striking visual signs. To achieve this, Lichtenstein exploits the inherently abstract qualities of his own pictorial style. The energetic compositional elements are in this print set against a graphic black and white backdrop. Akin to Lichtenstein’s Brushstroke Faces, the explosive sweeps here imitate the mannerism of abstract expressionist paintings.

That being said, the visual vocabulary employed in Brushstroke Contest is quintessentially pop. Lichtenstein’s mechanised cartoon brushstrokes counteract artistic legacies and the historical significance of emotive brushwork. As such, the sweeps in Brushstroke Contest appear as gestures of control rather than spontaneity.

Confronting fundamental beliefs about the artistic process, the print adapts and transforms the essence of painting. Lichtenstein’s work zeroes in on the very act of touching the tip of a paintbrush against a canvas. The artist ultimately offers a sophisticated commentary on artistic authenticity and subconscious mark-making.