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Illustration For Hüm Bum - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1992 - MyArtBroker

Illustration For Hüm Bum
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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38 x 28cm, Edition of 80, Intaglio

Medium: Intaglio
Edition size: 80
Year: 1992
Size: H 38cm x W 28cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: July 2025
Value Trend:
37% AAGR

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Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
July 2025
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
£4,675
£5,500
£6,930
February 2025
Lama
United States
July 2024
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
June 2023
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
September 2007
Christie's London
United Kingdom
November 2006
Lempertz, Cologne
Germany
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The value of Roy Lichtenstein’s Illustration For Hüm Bum (signed) is estimated to be worth between £5,500 and £8,000. This intaglio print was created in 1992 and has shown consistent value growth, with an impressive average annual growth rate of 37%. This work has an auction history of 6 total sales since its entry to the market in November 2006. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £5,908 across 3 sales. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £5,224 in February 2025 to £7,000 in July 2024. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 80.

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Meaning & Analysis

Illustration For Hüm-Bum!’ responds to Ginsberg’s performance poem that he composed over a period of twenty years. The poem reiterates in a feverish manner: ‘Whom bomb? We bomb’d them!’, ‘Whydja bomb? We didn’t wanna bomb!’. As Ginsberg expanded it over the years, Hum Bom can be seen to record the history of the U.S. militarism, especially America’s involvement in the Vietnam war.

Responding to this difficult legacy, Lichtenstein’s print presents a vision of explosions, in which playful shapes and bold colours seem to clash deliberately with the gravity of the topic. The cubism-inspired vision of an attack contrasts with a series of serene landscapes involved in the portfolio.

  • 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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