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The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Print - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1969 - MyArtBroker

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Print
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 250

Year: 1969

Size: H 72cm x W 72cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Print (signed) is estimated to be worth between £10,000 and £15,000. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 15%. This is a popular artwork, having been sold 30 times at auction since its initial sale in May 2003. In the last 12 months, the average selling price was £9,104, across a total of 3 sales. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 250.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
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Sotheby's London United Kingdom
October 2024Sotheby's New York United States
September 2024Los Angeles Modern Auctions United States
March 2024John Moran Auctioneers United States
December 2023Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr France
October 2023Sotheby's New York United States
September 2023Lama United States

Meaning & Analysis

The Solomon Guggenheim Museum Poster is centred on a circular composition in vivid primary colours. This image was created for Lichtenstein’s first solo exhibition held at The Guggenheim Museum in New York. The work was later reproduced as an advertising poster, after which it also appeared on the cover of ARTnews magazine.

Working with flattened fields of pigment and densely dotted areas evocative of tone and texture, the print implements Lichtenstein’s trademark comic book style to perfection. Much like Guggenheim’s main architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, Lichtenstein in this work ascribes symbolic meaning to his shapes. Mirroring the enveloping spiral design of the museum, the composition shows continuous shapes flowing freely into one another. While the circles point to perpetuity, the triangles reference unity, and the squares represent integrity.

The artist incorporates many different motifs into this emblematic work, ranging from a Roman column to a modern bridge, a plant, and a horse’s head. Embracing forms from nature, the design also expresses Lichtenstein’s take on the rigid geometry of architecture and the abstracted tendencies of contemporary art. The bold hues of red, yellow, green, and black function in this work as complementary but also as contrastive.

  • 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.