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Before The Mirror - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1975 - MyArtBroker

Before The Mirror
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£7,000-£10,500Value Indicator

$14,000-$21,000 Value Indicator

$12,500-$19,000 Value Indicator

¥60,000-¥100,000 Value Indicator

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$70,000-$100,000 Value Indicator

¥1,330,000-¥2,000,000 Value Indicator

$9,000-$13,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Planographic print

Edition size: 100

Year: 1975

Size: H 109cm x W 81cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Roy Lichtenstein's Before The Mirror (signed), a Planographic Print from 1975, is estimated to be worth between £7,500 and £11,000. This artwork has an auction history of 12 total sales since its entry to the market in April 2008. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £6,901, across 2 total sales. In the last five years, the hammer price has varied from £6,303 in December 2024 to £12,987 in October 2020. The average annual growth rate of this work is -10%. This artwork is part of a limited edition of 100.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
December 2024Wright United States
November 2024Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers United Kingdom
June 2023Sotheby's London United Kingdom
March 2023Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
October 2020Phillips New York United States
November 2015Sotheby's New York United States
March 2012Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris France

Meaning & Analysis

In keeping with the traditions of object painting, Before The Mirror maintains the conventional appearance of its main motif. However, the artist dismisses the object’s intended purposes, removing its metaphorical implications, as well as its functionality. Instead, Lichtenstein focuses on the unpaintable aspect of mirrors; the play of reflections. Growing his fragmented composition with great geometric precision, the artist utilises the abstract and artificial qualities of his own visual language.

Before The Mirror is both constituted and obscured by a pop aesthetic in its depiction of a mirror with still life. Adorned by diversified streaks and parallel diagonal lines, the patterns allude to the optical attributes of luminous glass. As usual, Lichtenstein portrays his mirror frontally, compensating the absence of concrete reflections by placing a lemon and a glass in their place. Presented legibly but consistently qualified by flatness and a matte finish, the work functions as a sly misrepresentation.

Over the course of his career, Lichtenstein worked on several series of object paintings, which also conveyed material realities in the style of comics. With his Entablatures, for instance, he reproduced magnified architectural fragments. Meanwhile, his Water Lilies and Reflections series conducted further investigations into light, perception, and representation.

  • 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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