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The Melody Haunts My Reverie - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1965 - MyArtBroker

The Melody Haunts My Reverie
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£100,000-£140,000Value Indicator

$210,000-$290,000 Value Indicator

$180,000-$260,000 Value Indicator

¥970,000-¥1,360,000 Value Indicator

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$1,060,000-$1,490,000 Value Indicator

¥19,790,000-¥27,700,000 Value Indicator

$140,000-$190,000 Value Indicator

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75 x 60cm, Edition of 200, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 200
Year: 1965
Size: H 75cm x W 60cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: April 2024
Value Trend:
5% AAGR

AAGR (5 years) This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

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Auction Results

Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
April 2024
Christie's New York
United States
£75,187
£88,455
£111,454
October 2023
Phillips New York
United States
October 2022
Christie's New York
United States
April 2022
Christie's New York
United States
October 2021
Phillips New York
United States
May 2021
Bonhams New York
United States
January 2021
Phillips London
United Kingdom
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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s The Melody Haunts My Reverie (signed) is estimated to be worth between £100,000 and £140,000. This screenprint, created in 1965, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 5%. This work has an auction history of 41 total sales since its entry to the market on 19th October 2004. The hammer price in the last 12 months has ranged from £88,455 in April 2024 to £125,534 in April 2022. The average return to the seller over the past five years is £93,040. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 200.

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Meaning & Analysis

Reverie references Mitchell Parish's lyrics, written for the 1927 love ballad "Stardust" by Hoagy Carmichael. Accordingly, Lichtenstein presents a melancholy cartoon portrait of a blonde crooner, midsong. Reverie applies a simple, yet disruptive visual vocabulary, one characteristic of advertisements and comic strips. The print is scaled dramatically, informing the viewer about the precise techniques employed in its making.

It’s slick mass-produced aesthetic challenges the traditional artistic legacies of the 19th century, reintroducing discredited perspectives into contemporary artistic dialogue. There are no obscure meanings in this work to decode. Nonetheless, Lichtenstein’s Reverie is a conceptually complex work. Firstly, the print manifests social changes domineering 1960s America in the aftermath of the war. Moreover, Lichtenstein also stages the work as an affectionate tribute to music.Reverie is asking questions about the assumed status of jazz, as well the respective places of fine art and comics.

  • 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.