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Cloud And Sea
Signed Ceramic

Roy Lichtenstein

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76 x 153cm, Edition of 6, Enamel

Medium: Enamel

Edition size: 6

Year: 1964

Size: H 76cm x W 153cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Ceramic

Last Auction: November 2012

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November 2012
Sotheby's New York
United States
$400,000
$470,000
$590,000
November 2010
Sotheby's New York
United States
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Roy Lichtenstein's Cloud And Sea (signed), a rare enamel artwork from 1964, is estimated to be worth between £790,000 and £1,190,000. This is a significant work and has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of two sales since its entry to the market on 10th November 2010. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 6.

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Meaning & Analysis

Cloud And Sea employs Lichtenstein’s bold lines, signature dots, and accentuated colours to capture the dynamic intensity of a natural occurrence. In his pop rendition, the artist reworks the omnipresent motif of the sea, the clouds above and the sun lurking behind. Lichtenstein sprinkles the bright yellow horizon with deep red halftone dots, thereby alluding to the concealed presence of the warming rays. The white fluff of the clouds is reflected on the surface of the navy blue waves below.

In Cloud And Sea, the streaks of dots replace conventional tone, texture, and shading, functioning as a machine-like impression of the pointillist method. Through the use of firm lines and a reduced pattern, Lichtenstein creates a cartoon vista that captures the essential components of nature. As such, the work is the conceptual forerunner of the artist’s illustrative The New Fall of America suite of the 1990s. Additionally, the print also considers modes of representation and seeing, ideas Lichtenstein further explored in his Haystacks and Cathedral series.

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