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Grandpa - Signed Mixed Media by Roy Lichtenstein 1989 - MyArtBroker

Grandpa
Signed Mixed Media

Roy Lichtenstein

£20,000-£29,000Value Indicator

$40,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

$35,000-$50,000 Value Indicator

¥180,000-¥270,000 Value Indicator

24,000-35,000 Value Indicator

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¥3,770,000-¥5,470,000 Value Indicator

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-5% AAGR

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Medium: Mixed Media

Edition size: 60

Year: 1989

Size: H 133cm x W 94cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Mixed Media

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The value of Roy Lichtenstein's Grandpa (signed) from 1989 is estimated to be worth between £20,000 and £29,000. This mixed media artwork has shown consistent value growth since its first sale in May 2008. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £20,804 across one sale. In the last five years, the hammer price has remained consistent, demonstrating an average annual growth rate of -5%. This work is part of a limited edition of 60.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
Sotheby's London United Kingdom
September 2024Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago United States
January 2018Phillips London United Kingdom
September 2016Christie's London United Kingdom
April 2016Sotheby's New York United States
October 2013Christie's New York United States
October 2009Christie's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Grandpa is constructed out of pale blue, purple and boldly outlined grey sweeps. Similar to another work in the series titled Blue Face, the print imitates the mannerism of the abstract expressionists. Reinforced by its blunt title, the simplified composition is imbued with irony.

In this work, the artist satirises Abstract Expressionism’s claim that brushstrokes are meant to relay subconscious messages. Lichtenstein's Grandpa proves that every stroke is consciously performed and predetermined. Exploiting the abstract qualities of Lichtenstein’s own pictorial language, the expressive potential of the brushstroke here helps explore the formal concerns of painting itself.

The production of this print combined a number of different printing processes, including lithography, screen print and woodcut. Beeswax was employed for the lithographs in this series, as an alternative to printer’s ink. This in turn induced a polished surface texture once printed on the exquisite watercolour paper utilised by the Brushwork Faces series.