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Apple And Lemon - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1983 - MyArtBroker

Apple And Lemon
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£6,500-£9,500Value Indicator

$13,500-$19,000 Value Indicator

$12,000-$18,000 Value Indicator

¥60,000-¥90,000 Value Indicator

7,500-11,000 Value Indicator

$70,000-$100,000 Value Indicator

¥1,290,000-¥1,890,000 Value Indicator

$9,000-$13,000 Value Indicator

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58 x 91cm, Edition of 60, Woodcut

Medium: Woodcut
Edition size: 60
Year: 1983
Size: H 58cm x W 91cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: June 2024
Value Trend:
-3% AAGR

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Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
June 2024
Rago
United States
£5,320
£6,259
£7,886
May 2017
Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers
United States
April 2017
Christie's New York
United States
March 2016
Christie's New York
United States
March 2007
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
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Roy Lichtenstein's Apple And Lemon (signed) from 1983, a woodcut print, is estimated to be worth between £6,500 and £9,500. This artwork has sold 5 times at auction since its initial sale on 27th March 2007. The average annual growth rate of this work is -3% and the edition size is limited to 60.

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Meaning & Analysis

Similar to Verticale Apple,another print from the same series, Apple and Lemon is depicted in a surreal and distorted manner. The apple’s inflated contours are blue, adorned by black, red and yellow streaks of colour. The familiar outlines of a lemon sit by its side, confirming that the main shape of the composition is in fact the apple the title alludes to. The expressive potential of the brushstroke becomes the tool, with which Lichtenstein explores the formal concerns of Apple and Lemon.

There is a rhythm to the artist’s dynamic sweeps, as he actively exploits the unrefined and abstract qualities of his own visual language. Apple and Lemonproves that it isn’t necessary to realistically capture both shapes, in order for audience’s to recognise the subject matter. Lichtenstein keenly embraces a sense of technical finesse with which he engages in a simulated process of still life painting. As a result, the beholder forgets that the print was in fact executed as a woodcut.

  • 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.