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Turkey Shopping Bag - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1964 - MyArtBroker

Turkey Shopping Bag
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 125

Year: 1964

Size: H 49cm x W 43cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Turkey Shopping Bag (signed) is estimated to be worth between £3,050 and £4,550. This screenprint, created in 1964, has shown consistent value growth and is a popular work, having been sold 19 times at auction since its initial sale in November 2003. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £3,000 in September 2021 to £3,005 in February 2021, with an average annual growth rate of 6%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 125.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
September 2021Christie's London United Kingdom
February 2021Wright United States
October 2019Freeman's United States
December 2018Sotheby's New York United States
October 2018Christie's New York United States
May 2018Bonhams Los Angeles United States
November 2017Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers United States

Meaning & Analysis

Turkey Shopping Bag is a signed silkscreen executed on a paper bag with handles. The work displays a black and yellow illustration of a turkey dish. Inspired in its visual language by newspaper advertisements, Lichtenstein’s design bags were sold in situ to visitors of the show. Several famous contemporary artists were involved in the exhibition, which contrasted actual consumer products and their pop imitations. For the exhibition, Birillo placed plastic and real food items alongside the artists’ renditions of the objects.

The gallery, located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, was fitted to resemble a grocery store. The interior of the exhibition was complete with aisles, shelves, and an authentic checkout counter. Offerings included plaster cakes and cookies, turkeys, wax eggs and Campbell’s soup cans. Artworks were priced and sold cheaply on site, thereby blurring the line between consumption, commerce, and art. Nearly sixty years later, Lichtenstein’s tongue-in-cheek Turkey Shopping Bag continues to provide a poignant take on American culture and consumerism.

  • 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.