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Chem IA - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1970 - MyArtBroker

Chem IA
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£7,500-£11,500Value Indicator

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76 x 51cm, Edition of 100, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 100
Year: 1970
Size: H 76cm x W 51cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: September 2024

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Auction Results

Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
September 2024
Phillips London
United Kingdom
$9,000
$10,500
$13,500
October 2020
Phillips New York
United States
May 2011
Bonhams San Francisco
United States
May 2008
Bonhams San Francisco
United States
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Roy Lichtenstein's Chem IA, a signed screenprint from 1970, is estimated to be worth between £7,500 and £11,500. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 4%. This piece has an auction history of four total sales since its entry to the market in May 2008. In the last 12 months, the average selling price was £8,000, with a total sales volume of 1. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £8,000 in September 2024 to £11,459 in October 2020. The average return to the seller during this period was £8,270. The edition size of Chem IA is limited to 100.

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Meaning & Analysis

The screen print counteracts notions of classical art, exhibiting masterfully orchestrated compositions fuelled by an inclination for social commentary. Repurposing the inescapable imagery of commercial culture, the work’s formal sources can be traced back to the sleek industrial design of the 1930s.

Chem IA uses solid white support and inflated comic book shapes in its schematised depiction of a scientist studying the contents of a test tube. As the factory wheels turn in the lower-left corner of the canvas, so do the thoughts inside his head. Tone and texture are achieved through the superimposed Ben Day dots in the work’s backdrop. The stylised layout also functions as a cubist revision of the propaganda disseminated throughout the United States over the course of the 1970s.

The artist uses elementary symbols, rendering every shape an inanimate object. The angularity of the industrial elements depicted are offset by the curvilinear lines alluding to human touch. The imagery ultimately pins humanity against machinery, reflecting on industrialisation’s claim that peace is achievable through science. Saturated in irony, Chem IA is straightforward in its criticism of contemporary social and political change.

  • 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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