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Haystack #2 - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1969 - MyArtBroker

Haystack #2
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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52 x 77cm, Edition of 100, Planographic print

Medium: Planographic print

Edition size: 100

Year: 1969

Size: H 52cm x W 77cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: March 2024

Value Trend:

17% AAGR

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
March 2024
John Moran Auctioneers
United States
£8,122
£9,555
£12,134
October 2022
Sotheby's New York
United States
May 2019
Bonhams Los Angeles
United States
June 2018
Bonhams New Bond Street
United Kingdom
June 2012
Germann Auctions
Switzerland
November 2009
Bonhams San Francisco
United States
October 2009
Christie's New York
United States
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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Haystack #2 (signed) is estimated to be worth between £8,500 and £13,000. Over the past five years, the hammer price ranges from £6,913 in October 2022 to £9,555 in March 2024. This planographic print, created in 1969, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 17%. This work has an auction history of 9 total sales since its entry to the market in April 2008. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 100.

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Meaning & Analysis

The idea of capturing the relationship of light and colour appealed to Lichtenstein, encouraging him to pursue further variations on a single theme. See his masterful Cathedral series as another example, which draws on Monet’s Rouen Cathedral paintings.

Lichtenstein’s Haystack #2 presents a canvas populated by strategically placed dark red and black Ben Day dots. As opposed to Haystack #1, this colour combination is effectively undecipherable when the composition is monitored from a short distance.

Lichtenstein conveys a distinctly modernist perspective in his Haystacks, emphasising unmodulated picture planes and rich surface effects above all else. The static quality of Lichtenstein’s Ben Day dots stand in stark contrast to Impressionism’s aim to evoke a feeling of movement. The schematic forms and bright colours characterising this series seek to redefine the authenticity attributed to their source material. The Haystacks highlight the role seriality has had in past creations, while also proving its significance for contemporary artistic exploration.

  • 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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