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Wallpaper - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1968 - MyArtBroker

Wallpaper
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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Medium: Screenprint

Year: 1968

Size: H 76cm x W 70cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Wallpaper (signed) is estimated to be worth between £4,750 and £7,000. This screenprint, created in 1968, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 5%. This work has an auction history of three sales since its entry to the market in September 2012. In the last five years, the hammer price has varied from £3,546 in July 2018 to £4,010 in March 2021. The edition size of this artwork is not available.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
August 2021Toomey & Co. Auctioneers United States
September 2015Sotheby's London United Kingdom
April 2014Christie's New York United States
September 2012Christie's London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Similar to Roy Lichtenstein’sRepeated Design, Wallpaper of 1968 presents a flattened picture plane with a bright geometrical design. The work precedes Modern Printof 1971 and was created subsequent to the artist’s Banner IV.

Lichtenstein crops close on his dotted triangle at centre. The artist’s use of Ben Day dots adds shadowing and texture to the sharp angles and curved edges portrayed. Seeking to actively obliterate painterly gestures, Wallpaper’s perfected shapes are connected through this smooth superimposition of patterns and outlines.The print’s colour palette is in line with Lichtenstein’s notorious favoritism of unmodulated pigments. Accordingly, the artist situates his slick black, white, and silver forms on a brilliant yellow and red backdrop.

Manifesting a middle ground between figuration and abstraction, Wallpaperdraws first and foremost on the fundamentals of Cubism and Constructivism. Blazing a trail for Lichtenstein’s later Modern Head series, this print is also a fusion ofshapes 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.