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Modern Head #3 - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1970 - MyArtBroker

Modern Head #3
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£9,500-£14,000Value Indicator

$20,000-$29,000 Value Indicator

$18,000-$26,000 Value Indicator

¥90,000-¥140,000 Value Indicator

11,500-17,000 Value Indicator

$100,000-$150,000 Value Indicator

¥1,850,000-¥2,730,000 Value Indicator

$13,000-$19,000 Value Indicator

14% AAGR

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Medium: Relief print

Edition size: 100

Year: 1970

Size: H 62cm x W 47cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Roy Lichtenstein's Modern Head #3 (signed), a Relief Print from 1970, is a rare and highly sought-after artwork with an estimated value between £9,500 and £14,000. This piece has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 14%. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £5,420 in October 2020 to £14,255 in July 2022. This work is part of a limited edition of 100 and has an impressive auction history, having been sold 14 times since its entry to the market in May 2011.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
March 2024Bonhams New York United States
March 2024John Moran Auctioneers United States
July 2022Christie's New York United States
July 2021Christie's New York United States
April 2021Phillips New York United States
October 2020Wright United States
October 2019Christie's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

The Modern Head prints seek to critically dismantle the history of modern art, through a formal idea particularly favoured by Lichtenstein; impure style. Accordingly, Lichtenstein’s Modern Heads are founded on both artistic and architectural sources. The prints allude to painterly gestures and sculptural anatomy, as well as facade ornamentations and sleek interiors.

Lichtenstein's Modern Head #3is purely black and white. This print is undoubtedly the most constructivist edition of the series, as it exhibits a human profile entirely reduced to mechanical parts. In addition, the work directly references the flat planes, precision and abstract geometric forms associated with 1930s design.Modern Head #3’s curvature owes its smoothness to the embossing and linocut employed by the artist. Incised on a sheet of linoleum, this printing method yields a greater variety of effects and finishes, on account of the flexibility and softness of the material.