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Best Buddies - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1991 - MyArtBroker

Best Buddies
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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91 x 81cm, Edition of 100, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 100

Year: 1991

Size: H 91cm x W 81cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: April 2025

Value Trend:

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
April 2025
Sotheby's New York
United States
£12,860
£15,129
£19,214
December 2024
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago
United States
February 2024
Palm Beach Modern Auctions
United States
March 2021
Sotheby's New York
United States
April 2019
Sotheby's New York
United States
October 2010
Christie's New York
United States
October 2010
Bonhams San Francisco
United States
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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Best Buddies (signed) from 1991 is estimated to be worth between £16,000 and £25,000. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 4%. This work has an auction history of 7 total sales since its entry to the market on 26th October 2010. In the last 12 months, the average selling price was £18,511 across 2 sales. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £15,129 in April 2025 to £25,235 in March 2021, with an average return to the seller of £17,277. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 100.

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Meaning & Analysis

Best Buddies from 1991 is an unexpected abruption to Lichtenstein’s revisionist oeuvre, as the work does not derive its inspiration from popular culture or art history. Instead, its subject matter originates from Lichtenstein's own independent and self-generated design. Best Buddies employs elements developed by the artist in his earlier Perfect/Imperfect series. As such, the print manifests a stunning search for pure abstraction and geometrical precision.

Lichtenstein fits the eruptive composition of Best Buddies neatly within the confines of a rectangular picture plane. While the left side of the work is dominated by intersecting triangles, the right is occupied by looping circles and ovals. The flowing lines and sharp edges splay out like an interconnected web of shapes across the canvas. The artist achieves dimension and texture by utilising assertive contours, single colours, and dense areas of stripes. Best Buddies is the ultimate testimony to Lichtenstein’s innovative technical and formal competencies.

  • 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.