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Roommates - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1994 - MyArtBroker

Roommates
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£650,000-£970,000Value Indicator

$1,290,000-$1,920,000 Value Indicator

$1,160,000-$1,740,000 Value Indicator

¥5,950,000-¥8,880,000 Value Indicator

780,000-1,170,000 Value Indicator

$6,380,000-$9,520,000 Value Indicator

¥124,120,000-¥185,220,000 Value Indicator

$820,000-$1,220,000 Value Indicator

85% AAGR

AAGR (5 years) This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

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Medium: Relief print

Edition size: 40

Year: 1994

Size: H 147cm x W 133cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Roy Lichtenstein's Roommates (signed), a relief print from 1994, is estimated to be worth between £650,000 and £970,000. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 85%. This is a rare artwork, having been sold 8 times at auction since its initial sale in December 2008. In the last 12 months, the average selling price was £497,736, across 2 total sales. Over the past five years, the hammer price has varied from £201,035 in April 2024 to £794,437 in November 2024. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 40.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
November 2024Sotheby's New York United States
April 2024Phillips New York United States
April 2021Phillips New York United States
October 2019Christie's New York United States
September 2019Sotheby's London United Kingdom
May 2013Christie's New York United States
October 2011Phillips New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Roommates showcases a complete domestic scene, featuring a stylish and familiar interior and two female characters sharing a quiet and intimate moment. A naked figure reads in bed, while another figure pokes her blonde head into the frame from the left, gazing directly at the beholder. Her mouth is slightly open, as if she is about to say something, and her hand is lifted to her face in an interruptive gesture, indicating silence perhaps.

The print employs both hand-cut stencils and computer-generated dye-cut stencils to produce the artist’s trademark Ben Day dots. Lichtenstein uses solid swathes of red stripes and patches of black and blue dots to evoke volume and depth on the canvas. The more figurative elements, such as the plant in the foreground and the frames and the lamp in the back, appear in bright hues. Stark geometrical shapes are contrasted against the curvilinear form of the portrayed female body in Roommates, testifying to Lichtenstein’s complete mastery of his craft.

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