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Illustration For Amérique - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1992 - MyArtBroker

Illustration For Amérique
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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Medium: Aquatint

Edition size: 42

Year: 1992

Size: H 48cm x W 35cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Roy Lichtenstein's Illustration For Amérique (signed) is estimated to be worth between £17,000 to £25,000. This aquatint print, created in 1992, has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of five total sales since its entry to the market in April 2005. The hammer price over the past 12 months has ranged from £13,926 on 13th October 2021 to £18,908 on 22nd October 2021. The average annual growth rate of this work is 6%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 42.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2021Sotheby's New York United States
October 2021Sotheby's New York United States
October 2012Christie's New York United States
November 2007Sotheby's New York United States
April 2005Bonhams San Francisco United States

Meaning & Analysis

Two decades after the publication of Allen Ginsberg’s 1972 poetry collection, The Fall Of America, Roy Lichtenstein was entrusted with illustrating a selection of poems from the book. Ginsberg was a central member of the Beat Generation, a literary movement responding to changes in American culture and politics in the post-war era.

Illustration for ‘Amérique’ is predicated on Ginsberg’s original poem titled “America”, which is inherently a call for national introspection. “America I’ve given you all and now I’m nothing. America after all it is you and I who are perfect not the next world. I’m addressing you”, writes the poet. “It occurs to me that I am America. I am talking to myself again.”


Similar to Forms In Space from 1985, Illustration For Amérique breaks down the American flag’s elemental features into enlarged blue dots and red slanted lines. In his mechanised interpretation of the upside-down flag, the artist explores the artifice of perspective and the limits of flatness. Stripping the object of its original context and appearance, Lichtenstein reduces its implied uniqueness and individuality. With his Illustration For Amérique, the artist ponders Ginsberg’s and society’s need for universal symbols and the love-hate relationships we forge with our homelands.

  • 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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