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Industry And The Arts I - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1969 - MyArtBroker

Industry And The Arts I
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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43 x 36cm, Edition of 100, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 100
Year: 1969
Size: H 43cm x W 36cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: October 2023

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
October 2023
Christie's New York
United States
$26,000
$30,000
$40,000
March 2022
Christie's London
United Kingdom
October 2021
Christie's New York
United States
October 2017
Phillips New York
United States
April 2016
Christie's New York
United States
October 2015
Christie's New York
United States
September 2014
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Industry And The Arts I (signed) is estimated to be worth between £22,000 and £35,000. This screenprint, created in 1969, has an auction history of 9 total sales since its entry to the market in May 2003. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £21,817 in October 2021 to £26,208 in March 2022. The average annual growth rate of this work is 2%. This is a limited edition artwork, with an edition size of 100.

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Meaning & Analysis

The canvas is divided in two by an oblique line running across it from one corner to the other. Lichtenstein portrays two supposedly separate worlds, illustrating the dual objectives domineering contemporary living. The top left triangle shows the standard image of industrial enterprises and the bottom right the enduring influence of the arts.

The vivid and contrastive red and yellow colour scheme used to depict culture stands in stark contrast to the bleakness of the grey, blue and silver representing mass-production. However, Lichtenstein inserts similar shapes into his composition, creating formalistic parallels between the two disparate worlds. For instance, the upper half of a metallic factory wheel is completed by the lower part of a brightly illustrated flower.

Essentially, Industry and the Arts I is also a portrayal of Lichtenstein’s main purpose as an artist, uniting fine art sources with commercial design elements on the same canvas.

  • 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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