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Entablature V - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1976 - MyArtBroker

Entablature V
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

¥1,240,000-¥1,820,000 Value Indicator

$8,000-$12,000 Value Indicator

-5% AAGR

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Medium: Planographic print

Edition size: 30

Year: 1976

Size: H 55cm x W 96cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Roy Lichtenstein's Entablature V (signed), a Planographic Print from 1976, is estimated to be worth between £6,500 and £9,500. This artwork has been sold 7 times at auction since its initial sale on 27th October 2013. The hammer price over the past five years has ranged from £5,297 in March 2023 to £11,606 in February 2023. The average annual growth rate of this work is -4%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 30.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
March 2023Sotheby's New York United States
February 2023Andrew Jones Auctions United States
May 2022Bonhams New York United States
April 2022Sotheby's New York United States
July 2020Phillips New York United States
May 2015Sotheby's New York United States
October 2013Phillips New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Roy Lichtenstein’s Entablature series of 1976 employs an intricate array of printing methods. The works in this series were manufactured with the help of handcrafted stencils based on photographs, combined with machine made foil elements. The resulting prints offer unusual colour schemes and lavish finishes.

In his Entablatures, Lichtenstein draws from images depicting the facades of 20th century buildings around New York City. The monumental architectural elements applied in the Entablature series provide the artist with ready-made designs. Lichtenstein’s presentation of the chosen ornamental features is reductive and repetitive, remarking on historical conventions dictating architectural uniformity. It is also a sly criticism directed at Minimalism’s push for the repetition of impassive forms above all else.

Entablature V combines dark matte blue screen printed and lithographed areas, debossed with glossy silver and black architectural motifs. The work is increasingly graphic and gives the impression of the surface of the off-white Rives wove paper being adorned by actual raised reliefs. The horizontal arrangement of the ornamentation suggests that the abstracted patterns continue beyond the printed sheet. In this sense, the disposition resembles the continuous flow of the ornamentations found on real life facades.

  • 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.

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