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Against Apartheid - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1983 - MyArtBroker

Against Apartheid
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£8,000-£11,500Value Indicator

$16,000-$24,000 Value Indicator

$14,500-$21,000 Value Indicator

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78 x 60cm, Edition of 100, Lithograph

Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 100
Year: 1983
Size: H 78cm x W 60cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: May 2025
Value Trend:
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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
May 2025
Bonhams New York
United States
$9,500
$11,000
$14,000
April 2025
Bonhams Los Angeles
United States
October 2024
Phillips New York
United States
September 2024
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
United States
May 2023
Bonhams New York
United States
September 2022
Bonhams Skinner
United States
September 2020
Phillips London
United Kingdom
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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Against Apartheid (signed) is estimated to be worth between £8,000 and £11,500. This lithograph print, created in 1983, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 5%. This work has an auction history of 23 total sales since its entry to the market in April 2009. Over the past 12 months, the artwork has sold 4 times at an average selling price of £7,657. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £6,520 in September 2024 to £9,510 in May 2023. The average return to the seller over this period was £6,915. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 100.

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Meaning & Analysis

Against Apartheid abandons Lichtenstein’s characteristic stenciled dots and paneled disposition. Instead, the work features imitations of abstract expressionist brushwork. As a result, the composition bears resemblance to Lichtenstein’s concurrent Brushstroke Faces and Paintings.

The enlarged bottom left corner of a bright yellow frame covers the majority of Against Apartheid’s pictorial plane. The cropped portrait is mounted on a stark black and white striped background. A muted explosion of contrasting green, grey, cream, and red coloured brushstrokes erupts within the frame. Lichtenstein intertwines his schematic sweeps and spontaneous gestural marks. The final impression of the image evokes in the viewer a feeling of incompleteness.

Against Apartheid was manufactured by the artist to raise awareness for a noble cause. The work benefitted Artists of the World, an organization established in cooperation with the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid in South Africa.

  • 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.