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Repeated Design - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1969 - MyArtBroker

Repeated Design
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 100

Year: 1969

Size: H 30cm x W 91cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Repeated Design (signed) is estimated to be worth between £7,500 to £11,500. This lithograph print, created in 1969, is a rare artwork with an auction history of six total sales since its entry to the market in October 2010. 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
Sotheby's London United Kingdom
October 2019Freeman's United States
May 2018Wright United States
October 2017Christie's New York United States
June 2017Bonhams New York United States
March 2016Christie's New York United States
October 2010Sotheby's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

The print’s colour palette is in line with Lichtenstein’s favoritism of unmodulated pigments, as he situates slick black and white forms on a brilliant yellow backdrop. Seeking to actively obliterate painterly gestures, the perfected shapes are connected through a smooth superimposition of colours and patterns. Lichtenstein’s use of Ben Day dots adds shadowing and texture to the sharp angles and curved edges portrayed. Dotted grey triangles and rectangles are merged across the surface of this print, assembled into a repetitive and intense composition.

Repeated Design’s busy picture plane balances firm lines against scattered dots. As a result, the work ultimately captures an interplay between dynamic versus static elements. The print draws first and foremost on the fundamentals of Cubism and Constructivism. Blazing a trail for Lichtenstein’s later Modern Head series, the work is also a fusion of visuals abstracted from commercial design. More specifically, the composition blends forms borrowed from the streamlined art deco style of the 1930s.

  • 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.