Vicki! I Thought Heard Your Voice
Vicki! I Thought Heard Your Voice
Signed Ceramic
Roy Lichtenstein
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Medium: Enamel
Edition size: 8
Year: 1964
Size: H 107cm x W 107cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Ceramic
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Sotheby's London | United Kingdom | |||
| November 2015 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| November 2005 | Christie's New York | United States |
Meaning & Analysis
Roy Lichtenstein’s Vicki! I Thought I Heard Your Voice from 1964 is a quintessential piece of Pop Art. Seeking a truly mechanical printing method, the artist found himself thoroughly inspired by industrial New York street and subway signs. As a result, he produced Vicki! as a signed and limited edition of 8 porcelain enamels on steel.
Vicki! I Thought I Heard Your Voice is a quintessential piece of Pop Art. Seeking a truly mechanical printing method, the artist found himself thoroughly inspired by industrial New York street and subway signs. As a result, he rendered Vicki! I Thought I Heard Your Voice in porcelain enamel on steel.
In line with Drowning Girl, Vicki! presents a single square comic strip panel. The work portrays one of Lichtenstein’s earliest melodramatic cartoon heroines. In the print’s dotted foreground, a male character, all suited up, is blocking a doorway with his back to the beholder. A defiant looking blonde woman with red lips stands in front of him, her gaze unfazed by his pretend surprise at her arrival. The title of the artwork corresponds to the text in the speech bubble above the man’s head.
Scaled dramatically and cropped up close, Vicki!’s captivating frame represents a major advancement in colour, form, composition, and narrative. Similar to Crying Girl and Blonde Waiting of the same period, the work is highly charged with content, yet coolly represented through the means of mass-printing. Vicki! I Thought I Heard Your Voice is essentially a sardonic riff on gender politics and the misrepresentation of femininity in commercial culture and art history.
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.