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Cathedral 2
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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122 x 83cm, Edition of 75, Lithograph

Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 75

Year: 1969

Size: H 122cm x W 83cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: February 2020

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February 2020
Wright
United States
£8,892
£10,461
£13,077
October 2008
Christie's New York
United States
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Roy Lichtenstein's Cathedral 2, a signed lithograph from 1969, is estimated to be worth between £15,000 and £23,000. This is a rare artwork with an auction history of two sales since its entry to the market on 29th October 2008. There have been no sales in the last 12 months and no hammer price data available in the last five years. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 75. The average annual growth rate of this artwork is not available.

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Meaning & Analysis

Monet painted at the site of the cathedral, capturing transient stages of light moving across the building’s surface over the course of two years. His quintessentially painterly approach stands in sharp contrast to Lichtenstein’s commercially influenced style. Yet, Lichtenstein’s primary colours and Ben Day dots can be interpreted as obvious descendants of Monet’s impressionist brushwork.

Similar to how Monet’s paintings dissolve into individual brushstrokes upon close scrutiny, so do Lichtenstein’s handmade dots. Evidently, Cathedral series has the same visual quality in its eligibility as its source material, but is a distinctively mechanised structure; an expression of the 20th century.

This modern approach is manifested through Lichtenstein’s bold colour scheme. Cathedral 2 makes use of blue and red Ben Day dots, a colour combination that is effectively undecipherable when monitored from a short distance. Cathedral 2 stands in stark contrast to Cathedral 1, wherein the white bits between the dots allow for the contours of the cathedral to assemble, regardless of the distance from which the observer regards it.

  • 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.