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Composition II - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1996 - MyArtBroker

Composition II
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 1996

Size: H 90cm x W 114cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Roy Lichtenstein's Composition II (signed) is estimated to be worth between £17,000 and £25,000. This screenprint, created in 1996, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 2%. This work has an auction history of 9 total sales since its entry to the market in November 2007. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
June 2023Swann Galleries United States
July 2016Sotheby's New York United States
September 2015Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris France
October 2012Christie's New York United States
April 2012Sotheby's New York United States
April 2011Christie's New York United States
November 2009Phillips New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Lichtenstein’s mother was a gifted piano player. The artist himself played the clarinet as a child and learned to play the saxophone shortly before his death in 1997. As an ardent lover of jazz in particular, Lichtenstein hints at his passion for music already in his early prints of the 1960s. His Brushstroke Faces, for instance, reveal clever musical undertones. Alluding to the abstraction process applied in his Bulls series, Lichtenstein’s Composition series from the mid 1990s convey his passion for music ever so directly.

Composition II, in line with Composition I, responds to the improvisatory nature of music, presenting arrangements of curving musical notations. The overall composition zooms in on the red detailed black notes and looping staves, which are set against an area of magnified dots and stripes in the primary colours of blue, yellow and red. Eggshell, royal blue and pale cyan coloured bits peek through the background of the work’s landscape format.

  • 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.