Painting On A Blue And Yellow Wall
Painting On A Blue And Yellow Wall
Signed Print
Roy Lichtenstein
£18,000-£27,000
$35,000-$50,000 Value Indicator
$30,000-$50,000 Value Indicator
¥170,000-¥250,000 Value Indicator
€22,000-€35,000 Value Indicator
$180,000-$260,000 Value Indicator
¥3,550,000-¥5,330,000 Value Indicator
$23,000-$35,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Planographic print
Edition size: 60
Year: 1984
Size: H 112cm x W 72cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Christie's London | United Kingdom | |||
| September 2022 | DuMouchelles | United States | |||
| November 2019 | Bonhams New York | United States | |||
| November 2019 | Bonhams New York | United States | |||
| April 2019 | Christie's New York | United States | |||
| April 2010 | Christie's New York | United States | |||
| April 2008 | Christie's New York | United States |
Meaning & Analysis
Roy Lichtenstein completed his eight-part multimedia sequence entitled Paintings in 1984. The elaborate prints in this series not only prove his outstanding talent as a print maker, but also demonstrate his innovative conceptual range. Lichtenstein’s Paintings exhibit fictitious picture frames as their central motif.
Similar toPainting In A Gold Frame from the same series, Painting On A Blue And Yellow Wall showcases a small section of an imaginary painting. Its modern silver frame is mounted on a blue and yellow faux-wood wall. Combining hand-painted and machine-made patterns, the portrait reveals expressive pastel sweeps intersected by schematic cartoon strokes. Lichtenstein’s concurrent Seven Apple Woodcuts and subsequent Brushstroke Faces pursue a similar exploration of the painterly gestures of Abstract Expressionism.
Formal contrasts are elaborated seamlessly in Painting On A Blue And Yellow Wall, mainly through the ironic juxtaposition of high and low culture. Furthermore, Lichtenstein’s characteristically graphic and detached forms evoke an additional layer of self-parody. His use of cropping and the vague surface dimensions assert the object quality of his artwork. Ultimately, he presents a print that is an image in itself, as well being the representation of another image. In doing so, Lichtenstein’s artwork undermines ideas of artistic originality.
