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Modern Painting (porcelain) - Signed Ceramic by Roy Lichtenstein 1967 - MyArtBroker

Modern Painting (porcelain)
Signed Ceramic

Roy Lichtenstein

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88 x 114cm, Edition of 6, Enamel

Medium: Enamel

Edition size: 6

Year: 1967

Size: H 88cm x W 114cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Ceramic

Last Auction: May 2023

Value Trend:

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Location
Return to Seller
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May 2023
Brunk Auctions
United States
N/A
N/A
N/A
February 2019
Christie's New York
United States
March 2016
Cottone Auctions
United States
November 2015
Christie's New York
United States
March 2012
Christie's New York
United States
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Roy Lichtenstein's Modern Painting (porcelain) from 1967, an enamel signed artwork, is estimated to be worth between £70,000 and £100,000. This rare artwork has been sold 5 times at auction since its initial sale on 7th March 2012. The average annual growth rate of this work is 4% and the hammer price over the last five years has ranged from £47,802 to £47,802. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 6.

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Meaning & Analysis

Modern Painting devises a new configuration on Pop Art by staying within the parameters of Art Deco. Representing both a modern style and the look of a historical period, Lichtenstein compiles a selection of representative features in this print. Seeking to actively obliterate painterly gestures, the perfected shapes are connected through a smooth superimposition of vivid colours and calculated patterns.

Created concurrent with Modern Art Poster and Stedelijk Museum Poster, the work mimics the emblematic signage and printing methods used in newspapers and comic strips. The work manifests a middle ground between figuration and abstraction. As such, it precedes the artist’s Repeated Design of 1969 and Modern Print of 1971. Additionally, this closely cropped and superbly abstracted composition is also the forerunner of Lichtenstein’s two-part Industry And The Arts sequence of 1969.

The inflated geometric design is composed of a combination of purified colour fields and densely dotted streaks situated on a solid white support. Striking yellow, deep red, and royal blue dominate the schematic and streamlined forms. Lichtenstein’s enlarged dots manifest a mechanically reproduced perfection, enhanced by the entirely flattened picture plane. The image appears fractured and incomplete, provoking intrigue and tempting the viewer to pursue further investigation.