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Moonscape Banner
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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232 x 113cm, Edition of 20, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 20
Year: 1966
Size: H 232cm x W 113cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: March 2016

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March 2016
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
$30,000
$35,000
$45,000
April 2009
Christie's New York
United States
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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Moonscape Banner (signed) is estimated to be worth between £35,000 and £50,000. This screenprint, created in 1966, has an auction history of two sales since its entry to the market in April 2009. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 20.

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Meaning & Analysis

Executed in 1966, Moonscape Banner is a stunning felt tapestry print. The work is part of Lichtenstein’s long-standing exploration into the conventions of the landscape genre. Spanning over thirty years of his career, the collection of works Landscapes, Moonscapes and Seascapes feature several stand-alone portfolios and autonomous editions. The sequence transforms the art historical style into a brilliant superimposition of colours and shapes.

Similar to Moonscape from one year prior, Moonscape Banner employs a formal vocabulary inspired by popular culture coupled with experimental materials. As such, the work consists of defined contours and vibrant pigments, presenting a fictitious nature scene with simulated reflections. The artist utilises coloured felt sheets to support the emerging and intersecting patterns of his composition.

The intense blue textile serves as the backdrop on which the various pictorial elements rest. A vibrant yellow circle poses as the moon high up in the night sky, while equally yellow and pitch black stencil ripples imitate the reflective surface of water below. A red and white dotted oblong shape situated above mimics clouds in motion. The artist focuses on evoking a smooth superimposition of vivid colours and calculated patterns. Lichtenstein’s use of a felt banner technique ensures the superbly gesture-free finish of his print.

  • 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.

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