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Spray Can - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1963 - MyArtBroker

Spray Can
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£1,400-£2,100Value Indicator

$2,800-$4,150 Value Indicator

$2,500-$3,750 Value Indicator

¥13,000-¥19,000 Value Indicator

1,700-2,550 Value Indicator

$13,500-$21,000 Value Indicator

¥270,000-¥400,000 Value Indicator

$1,750-$2,650 Value Indicator

7% AAGR

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 2000

Year: 1963

Size: H 47cm x W 78cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Roy Lichtenstein's Spray Can (signed), a lithograph from 1963, is estimated to be worth between £1,400 and £2,100. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 7%. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £1,185, with a total of 1 artwork sold. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £1,185 in April 2024 to £2,500 in November 2021. This work has an auction history of 8 total sales since its entry to the market in September 2019. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 2,000.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
April 2024Rago United States
October 2023Rago United States
March 2023Toomey & Co. Auctioneers United States
January 2023Lama United States
November 2021Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
August 2020Bonhams Online United Kingdom
October 2019Freeman's United States

Meaning & Analysis

This lithograph was commissioned for the One Cent Life album, featuring the work of leading international contemporary artists. The landmark publication was initiated by Chinese-American poet and printmaker Walasse Ting. One Cent Life encapsulates the essence of an era, the significance of true values, and the appreciation of the simplest things in life. To this day it is the most important album compiling the printed works of avant-garde artists of the post-war era.

Lichtenstein’s Spray Can poses a radical challenge to the conventions of painting. In this print, the artist presents his blue comic book illustration as classic, iconic, and purely American. Akin to Red Barn of 1969, Spray Can is one of Lichtenstein's early ventures into capturing essential shapes. The work marks a pivotal point in Lichtenstein’s career, right as the pop pioneer first began implementing his mechanical Ben Day dot patterning. His Spray Can ultimately symbolises the birth of a new and revolutionary art form.

  • 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.