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Sunrise - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1965 - MyArtBroker

Sunrise
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£6,500-£9,500Value Indicator

$13,000-$19,000 Value Indicator

$11,500-$17,000 Value Indicator

¥60,000-¥90,000 Value Indicator

8,000-11,500 Value Indicator

$60,000-$90,000 Value Indicator

¥1,250,000-¥1,830,000 Value Indicator

$8,000-$12,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Lithograph

Year: 1965

Size: H 44cm x W 59cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Sunrise (signed) is estimated to be worth between £6,500 and £10,000. This lithograph print from 1965 has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 4%. Over the past 12 months, the artwork has sold 10 times, with an average selling price of £9,543. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £5,404 in September 2020 to £22,467 in October 2022. This work is a popular piece, having been sold 61 times since its initial sale in February 2002. The edition size of this artwork is not known.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
Lempertz, Cologne Germany
November 2024Van Ham Fine Art Auctions Germany
October 2024Phillips New York United States
September 2024Phillips London United Kingdom
June 2024Phillips New York United States
June 2024Dorotheum, Vienna Austria

Meaning & Analysis

Sunrise from 1965 uses Lichtenstein's iconic pop aesthetic to define the pictorial space of an early morning oceanscape. The work combines the elementary attributes of landscape painting with the artist’s interest in unified imagery. Sunrise’s minimalist sun emerges steadily from behind the boldly defined horizon line. The rays are demarcated by pale yellow bands of colour constrained within thick blue borders. The entire backdrop of the print is populated by red, white and blue Ben-Day dots, offering the optical sensation of hazy skies.

The white core of the sun is the focal point of the work, as it sustains the rest of the canvas. Meanwhile, illustrated passages of defined clouds add a sense of solidity to the upper half of the composition. Lichtenstein contrasts the light that radiates from the centre against the shadows folded between the waves. His rendition of a sunrise is a witty, contemporary nod to the motif’s art historical precedents.

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