Still Life With Picasso
Still Life With Picasso
Signed Print
Roy Lichtenstein
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 90
Year: 1973
Size: H 76cm x W 56cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Koller Geneva | Switzerland | |||
| June 2022 | Van Ham Fine Art Auctions | Germany | |||
| January 2022 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| June 2021 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2017 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| March 2017 | Lama | United States | |||
| June 2015 | Sotheby's Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
Meaning & Analysis
Being a central player of Pop Art, Roy Lichtenstein’s Still Life with Picasso of 1973 is bursting with stylised and brightly coloured elements. This screen print originated as a contribution to a collective portfolio titled Homage to Picasso. The publication contains works by countless contemporary artists and honours the life and artistic heritage of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso.
Putting his best foot forward, Lichtenstein supplies the print with his commercial style Ben-Day dots and primary blocks of colour, in order to deliver a vivid cartoon impression. Still Life with Picasso presents a varied and unpolished composition. Mimicking the simplistic drawing style of Picasso, a woman figure peers into the frame from the right, captured in thick black curving lines set against a white backdrop.
Selected pieces of fruit sit in the bottom left corner of the canvas. A jug holding paint brushes is situated towards the upper left margin, adorned by black and dark blue dots. Red and yellow stripes of colour pour into view from above. Lichtenstein’s Still Life with Picasso skillfully integrates the mechanical properties of screen prints with painterly gestures abstracted from art history. Moreover, he also initiates a playful, if unreconciled, conversation between his own art and Picasso’s life work.
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.