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Imperfect Print For B.A.M. - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1987 - MyArtBroker

Imperfect Print For B.A.M.
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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137 x 65cm, Edition of 75, Planographic print

Medium: Planographic print
Edition size: 75
Year: 1987
Size: H 137cm x W 65cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: April 2025
Value Trend:
-2% AAGR

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
April 2025
Sotheby's New York
United States
N/A
N/A
N/A
January 2024
SBI Art Auction
Japan
October 2020
Bonhams New York
United States
July 2015
Christie's New York
United States
April 2015
Christie's New York
United States
April 2015
Phillips New York
United States
April 2012
Christie's New York
United States
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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Imperfect Print For B.A.M. (signed) is estimated to be worth between £21,000 and £30,000. This planographic print was created in 1987 and has shown consistent value growth since its first sale in October 2009. Over the past 12 months, the artwork has sold once at an average selling price of £26,475. This work has an auction history of 11 total sales. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £12,746 in January 2024 to £26,475 in April 2025. The average annual growth rate of this piece is -2%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 75.

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Meaning & Analysis

The Perfect/Imperfect series, executed between 1978 and 1995, is a sensational example of the varied visual strategies Lichtenstein employed throughout his career. Rather than deriving inspiration from mass-produced images, both sequences manifest the artist’s original abstract designs. Although they were created concurrently and are thematically identical, the two series represent the same composition differently. While the Perfect prints conform to the framework, the Imperfect prints take a different approach and subvert the pictorial boundaries.

Imperfect Print for B.A.M, completed in 1988, is the most subtle saboteur of the Imperfect Series. The print exhibits light and dark blue shapes with stark black borders, arranged into a web of interconnected lines. Tone, texture and dimension are evoked through black Ben Day dots and stripes. No sharply angled forms are piercing the edges of this print. Instead, discreet lines and corners poke at the borders, gently interrupting its outline in a select few places.

  • 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.