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Nude
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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143 x 86cm, Edition of 60, Planographic print

Medium: Planographic print
Edition size: 60
Year: 1989
Size: H 143cm x W 86cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: June 2019

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Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
June 2019
Ketterer Kunst Hamburg
Germany
£12,881
£15,154
£20,003
June 2017
Phillips London
United Kingdom
October 2016
Sotheby's New York
United States
November 2015
Sotheby's New York
United States
May 2015
Sotheby's New York
United States
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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Nude (signed), a Planographic Print from 1989, is estimated to be worth between £17,000 and £26,000. This artwork has been sold 5 times at auction since its initial sale on 2nd May 2015. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 60.

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Meaning & Analysis

By bringing the exact moment paint is applied to a surface to the foreground of each work, the artist questions the conceptual premise of the creative gesture. Brushstrokes become vehicles, with which Lichtenstein comments on the formal qualities of artworks and the art historical conventions lurking behind these.

Interestingly enough, Nude does not set out to commodify brushwork according to Lichtenstein’s signature commercial style. On the one hand, Nude’s larger than life strokes are situated on a printed comic background. The familiar burgundy stripes and Ben Day dots speak for themselves. There are however no black outlines or block colouring present in this work.

Occupying the very middle of Nude are emotive energetic sweeps of salmon, silver, dark red, blush and yellow coloured marks. These expressive brushstrokes represent the complete opposite of the artistic approach Lichtenstein became famous for. The work keenly embraces the technical finesse with which he engaged in the process of painting itself, in order to expose the authority given to this artistic gesture in the past.

  • 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.