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As I Opened Fire Signed Print
Roy Lichtenstein: As I Opened Fire - Signed Print

As I Opened Fire

Roy Lichtenstein

As I Opened Fire - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1966 - MyArtBroker

As I Opened Fire
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£1,750-£2,550 VALUE (EST.)

$3,200-$4,700 VALUE (EST.)

$2,950-$4,300 VALUE (EST.)

¥14,500-¥21,000 VALUE (EST.)

€2,000-€2,900 VALUE (EST.)

$17,000-$25,000 VALUE (EST.)

¥280,000-¥410,000 VALUE (EST.)

$2,150-$3,150 VALUE (EST.)

-6% AAGR

This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

Lithograph, 1966
Signed Print Edition of 3000
H 61cm x W 50cm

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseArtwork
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
January 2023Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh - United KingdomAs I Opened Fire - Signed Print
September 2022Aspire Auctions - United StatesAs I Opened Fire - Signed Print
August 2021Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh - United KingdomAs I Opened Fire - Signed Print
October 2020Tate Ward Auctions - United KingdomAs I Opened Fire - Signed Print
April 2016Julien's Auctions - United StatesAs I Opened Fire - Signed Print
April 2016Phillips New York - United StatesAs I Opened Fire - Signed Print
December 2015Aspire Auctions - United StatesAs I Opened Fire - Signed Print

Meaning & Analysis

Executed in 1966, Roy Lichtenstein’s As I Opened Fire is a spectacular printed triptych compiled out of three offset lithographs. The work pays tribute to the mass-produced perfection of its commercial source material. At the same time, As I Opened Fire also functions as a reaction against the pretensions of art history.

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As I Opened Fire showcases three conjoined images that together constitute a coherent narrative. The story is reinforced by the added textual elements, announcing a fictitious soldier’s inner monologue. The print employs Lichtenstein’s striking formal vocabulary, making this work a typical example of Pop Art. The artist’s combination of vivid primary colours, harsh black outlines, and carefully plotted Ben Day dots mimic the appeal of cartoon imagery.

Similar to Lichtenstein’s explosive Whaam!, As I Opened Fire is a nod to the artist’s own years in the army. Lichtenstein refines and enlarges his shapes to fit a fine art context, obscuring the border between different modes and hierarchies of representation.

As I Opened Fire responds to idealised creative conventions by erasing the artist's hand. Instead, the work presents a composition that is as precise and calculated as a mechanical reproduction. Ultimately, Lichtenstein’s print criticises the futility of warfare, while also redefining the visual conventions of post-war American art.

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