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Nude Reading - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1994 - MyArtBroker

Nude Reading
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£200,000-£300,000Value Indicator

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78 x 92cm, Edition of 60, Relief print

Medium: Relief print
Edition size: 60
Year: 1994
Size: H 78cm x W 92cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: May 2025
Value Trend:
35% AAGR

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
May 2025
Sotheby's New York
United States
£230,825
£271,559
£344,880
April 2024
Christie's New York
United States
March 2024
Christie's London
United Kingdom
November 2023
Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers
United States
October 2023
Bonhams New York
United States
October 2023
Bonhams New York
United States
April 2023
Sotheby's New York
United States
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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Nude Reading (signed) is estimated to be worth between £200,000 and £300,000. This relief print artwork, created in 1994, has shown consistent value growth, with an impressive average annual growth rate of 35%. This work has an auction history of 21 total sales since its entry to the market on 27th October 2010. Over the past 12 months, the hammer price has ranged from £75,000 in December 2020 to £271,559 in May 2025. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 60.

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Meaning & Analysis

Taking inspiration from two of his most significant art historical influences, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, Lichtenstein abstracts the female body to its essential forms. While comic heroines have frequently featured in the artist’s creative practice, the intimate scenes captured in his Nudes depict an entirely new interpretation of femininity. Just as in traditional paintings, Lichtenstein’s Nudes remain generic objects of desire. By eliminating a leading male trope, however, the overall impression of the print calls attention to the beholder’s voyeuristic tendencies.

Observing Nude Reading feels as though one is intruding on the heroine, who is deeply absorbed in her reading. The book she is holding covers most of her face, while her body is obscured by dots and stripes. Lichtenstein’s use of varied planes of Ben Day dots within the composition supply the figure with great depth and heightened dimensionality. Nude Reading is unbothered, unaware and quite frankly all together uninterested in the world outside her comfortable and brightly coloured interior.

  • 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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