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Modern Art I - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1996 - MyArtBroker

Modern Art I
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 1996

Size: H 111cm x W 78cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Roy Lichtenstein's Modern Art I (signed), a screenprint from 1996, is estimated to be worth between £45,000 and £70,000. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of two sales, the first of which took place on 22nd October 2021. The hammer price over the past five years has ranged from £50,906 in October 2021 to £57,119 in March 2022. The current average annual growth rate is -7%. The edition size of this piece is limited to 50.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
March 2022Bonhams Los Angeles United States
October 2021Christie's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Modern Art I assemble iconic styles abstracted from different artistic movements and modern masters in particular. The print therefore reduces its source materials to essential aesthetic parts, examining the deconstructed features one by one. The artist then fuses these parts into assorted arrangements of lines, geometric shapes and figurative elements. At last, Modern Art I exhibits a multifaceted composition containing traces of Cubism, Constructivism and Surrealism.

In the artist’s hands the condensed characteristics of the modernists are transformed into slick contemporary cartoons. Using his Benday dots, blocks of colour and stark black outlines, Lichtenstein allows the subject matter to take on a story of its own. Modern Art I is more illustrative than Modern Art II, depicting pearls, comic book eyes, lips and locks of flowy hair, all compiled into one shattered portrait.

  • 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.