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Head With Braids - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1980 - MyArtBroker

Head With Braids
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£3,000-£4,500Value Indicator

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26 x 21cm, Edition of 32, Intaglio

Medium: Intaglio

Edition size: 32

Year: 1980

Size: H 26cm x W 21cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: January 2024

Value Trend:

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Auction Results

Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
January 2024
Lama
United States
N/A
N/A
N/A
March 2023
Sotheby's New York
United States
May 2009
Lempertz, Cologne
Germany
November 2006
Lempertz, Cologne
Germany
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Roy Lichtenstein's Head With Braids (signed), an intaglio print from 1980, is estimated to be worth between £3,000 and £4,500. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 4%. This work has an auction history of four total sales since its entry to the market in November 2006. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £3,097 in March 2023 to £3,218 in January 2024. The average return to the seller over this period was £2,683. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 32.

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Meaning & Analysis

Executed during his second period of engagement with the topic, Head With Braids from 1980 ponders the representation of one specific Native American artefact. The print depicts a section of a carved faux-wood surface, evoking the shape and appearance of the belly of a totem pole. Dark pigments are used to indicate the depth of the carvings where the tiny square eyes and the downturned mouth sit.

In line with Lichtenstein’s American Indian Theme VI of the same series, the figure is fixed on a white background. The ragged wood is punctured and intertwined by yellow braids poking through it. The rope and the ragged detail in particular are both recurring elements featured in Lichtenstein’s American Indian Theme series.

As opposed to the gouged wooden indentations used in other editions of the series, the particular relief process applied here is intaglio. The technique produces defined but scarce areas of shading. Aquatint was applied in conjunction with the etching, producing areas of tone and texture rather than definite outlines.

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