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Cathedral 6, State I - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1969 - MyArtBroker

Cathedral 6, State I
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£9,000-£13,000Value Indicator

$18,000-$26,000 Value Indicator

$16,000-$23,000 Value Indicator

¥80,000-¥120,000 Value Indicator

11,000-16,000 Value Indicator

$90,000-$130,000 Value Indicator

¥1,700,000-¥2,450,000 Value Indicator

$11,500-$16,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 13

Year: 1969

Size: H 123cm x W 82cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Roy Lichtenstein's Cathedral 6, State I (signed) is estimated to be worth between £9,000 and £13,000. This lithograph print from 1969 is a rare artwork with an auction history of two sales since its entry to the market on 29th October 2008. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 13.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2019Christie's New York United States
October 2008Christie's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Monet’s quintessentially painterly approach stands in sharp contrast to Lichtenstein’s commercially influenced style. Yet, Lichtenstein’s primary colours and Ben Day dots can be regarded as obvious descendants of Monet’s impressionist brushwork. Similar to how Monet’s paintings dissolve into individual brushstrokes, so do Lichtenstein’s handmade dots.

Cathedral 6 (State I), resembles Cathedral 5 in it’s starkly contrastive black and yellow colour scheme. Lichtenstein uses Ben-Day dots in a process that is similar to pointillism. The dots are spaced differently by hand and sometimes overlapping to create different colours and tones. While Monet’s repetition seemingly reaffirms the singularity of the Rouen Cathedral, Cathedral 6 (State I) presents a mass of uniform dots, mechanising the subject matter.

Essentially, Lichtenstein’s emphasis is on revising mass reproduction techniques in his work above all else. His main intention is to expose how art is commodified for public consumption through various media, like advertising and printing. The Monet cathedrals function as art historical footnotes for the artist.