Composition IV
Composition IV
Signed Print
Roy Lichtenstein
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 120
Year: 1995
Size: H 49cm x W 33cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | Azur Auctions Cannes | Pichon | |||
| September 2024 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| May 2024 | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | United States | |||
| February 2024 | Phillips New York | United States | |||
| November 2023 | Germann Auctions | Switzerland | |||
| April 2023 | Bukowskis, Stockholm | Sweden | |||
| March 2023 | Ketterer Kunst Hamburg | Germany |
Meaning & Analysis
Pop icon Roy Lichtenstein was born 1923 in New York City. The artist grew up surrounded by music and was a frequent visitor of jazz clubs and concert halls throughout his life.Lichtenstein played the clarinet in his youth, and learnt the saxophone at the age of 70, only a few years prior to his death. The musical undertones present in his earlier Brushstroke Faces hint modestly at this everlasting passion.
The prints in his Composition series from the mid 1990s approach the subject matter head on and depict the musical notes of an imaginary music sheet being liberated from their usual linear constraints. Lichtenstein presents an arrangement of looping musical notations, situated on coloured areas of bright yellow and vivid red, supported by the artist’s signature diagonal lines.
Composition IV from 1995 can be regarded as a predecessor of Lichtenstein’s three part screen prints published in 1996 titledComposition I, Composition II and Composition III. Interestingly enough, Composition IV constitutes the final stage of an abstraction process, seeing as the main composition is reduced to a select few waves of black and red detailed notes and staves. On account of its distilled disposition of visual elements, the Composition series acts as a subtle nod to Lichtenstein’s Bulls series from two decades prior.
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.
