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Bright Night - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1978 - MyArtBroker

Bright Night
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£12,000-£18,000Value Indicator

$25,000-$35,000 Value Indicator

$22,000-$35,000 Value Indicator

¥120,000-¥170,000 Value Indicator

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¥2,390,000-¥3,580,000 Value Indicator

$16,000-$24,000 Value Indicator

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47 x 53cm, Edition of 38, Lithograph

Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 38
Year: 1978
Size: H 47cm x W 53cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: January 2025
Value Trend:
-3% AAGR

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Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
January 2025
Bonhams Skinner
United States
$13,000
$15,000
$19,000
July 2020
Phillips New York
United States
November 2016
Christie's New York
United States
July 2016
Christie's New York
United States
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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Bright Night (signed) is estimated to be worth between £12,000 and £18,000. This lithograph print, created in 1978, has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of four total sales since its entry to the market in July 2016. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £12,309, with the hammer price ranging from £12,309 in January 2025 to £14,858 in July 2020. The average annual growth rate for this work is -3%. This artwork has an auction history of one sale in the last 12 months. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 38.

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Meaning & Analysis

The power of Roy Lichtenstein’s art lies in his critical, yet humorous approach to his subject matter. Venturing beyond Pop Art, the artist’s take on the thematic concerns of avant-garde movements is remarkable in his Surrealist series. Executed in the late 1970s, the sequence is a testament to Lichtenstein’s knowledgeable and inventive artistic nature.

A Bright Night condenses the attributes of landscape painting and surrealist iconography into one frame, relaying a particular type of formal unity. However, Lichtenstein’s application of graphic forms and vibrant colours perpetuates the mechanical vision of a printed reproduction. What truly distinguishes this work is that it integrates the artist’s own oeuvre with art history. The print reintroduces the pop icon’s characteristic motifs but presents them in unexpected ways.

Firstly, Lichtenstein’s protruding geometric shapes appear in the background of the work, preceding his Perfect/Imperfect series of the 1980s. The amorphous main character in the centre has no body but her face recalls the emotional charge of the artist’s 1960s cartoon heroines. Situated in the midst of one of Lichtenstein’s experimental landscapes, this work is the conceptual forerunner of The New Fall of America suite from the 1990s. Additionally, the print also integrates icons borrowed from the American Indian series of the late 1970s.

  • 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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