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Yellow Still Life - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1974 - MyArtBroker

Yellow Still Life
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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$16,000-$24,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Planographic print

Edition size: 100

Year: 1974

Size: H 64cm x W 94cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Roy Lichtenstein's Yellow Still Life (signed), a Planographic Print from 1974, is estimated to be worth between £8,000 and £12,000. Over the past 12 months, the artwork has sold twice, with an average selling price of £7,533. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £6,506 in April 2024 to £8,561 in August 2024. The average annual growth rate of this piece is -1%. This work has an auction history of 12 total sales since its entry to the market in May 2001. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 100.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
August 2024Wright United States
April 2024Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago United States
March 2017Christie's New York United States
April 2016Christie's New York United States
May 2014Sotheby's New York United States
April 2012Christie's New York United States
November 2011Freeman's Online United States

Meaning & Analysis

Although still life painting has been practiced since ancient times, its particular mode of representation has never ranked highest in the hierarchy of art. Offering sublime scenes of prosperity and temporality, the genre was often dismissed as a creative exercise. Lichtenstein embraces its decorative qualities, rendering his Six Still Lifes according to a pronounced commercial aesthetic.

Historically, still lifes would capture the vanity of earthly pleasures through allegorical depictions of inanimate objects. Lichtenstein’s Yellow Still Lifedoes just that, showcasing a perishable assortment of goods, set against a neutral, cream coloured background. The print depicts apples, oranges, bananas, lemons and a block of cheese, piled together in the centre of the composition.

Although Lichtenstein mimics the subject matter and the conventional layout of classical still lifes, he renders his shapes purist, uniform and bright yellow. The artist re-envisions an elaborate historic image as a simplified graphic. In doing so, he presents a humorous artwork reminiscent of a modern day supermarket advert.

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