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Mask - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1989 - MyArtBroker

Mask
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£23,000-£35,000Value Indicator

$45,000-$70,000 Value Indicator

$40,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

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¥4,400,000-¥6,700,000 Value Indicator

$29,000-$45,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Planographic print

Edition size: 60

Year: 1989

Size: H 140cm x W 104cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Mask (signed), a Planographic Print from 1989, is estimated to be worth between £23,000 and £35,000. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 1%. This is a rare piece, with an auction history of four total sales since its entry to the market in May 2009. Over the past five years, the hammer price has varied from £15,000 in March 2020 to £20,000 in January 2019, demonstrating the potential for value growth. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 60.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
January 2025Phillips London United Kingdom
March 2020Christie's London United Kingdom
March 2017Christie's London United Kingdom
February 2013Phillips London United Kingdom
May 2009Sotheby's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Lichtenstein exploits the abstract qualities of his own pictorial language in Mask. The expressive potential of the brushstroke becomes the tool, with which he explores the formal concerns of painting. In line with other works from the same series, like Green Face for instance, Lichtenstein appoints the brushstrokes as his main composition in this work.

As opposed to the pastel colour palette of the other prints in this series, Mask makes use of dark pigments. Similar to Blue Face, a black dotted patch constitutes the face of the figure. It alludes to the origins of the Brushstroke series, which were based on images derived from a comic book source. The outline of a mouth is marked in bright red, while the black and indigo smudges above it are indicative of eyes. As the ascending brushstrokes are intersected by upwards flowing ones, the work is imbued with an almost musical undertone.

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.