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Finger Pointing - Unsigned Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1973 - MyArtBroker

Finger Pointing
Unsigned Print

Roy Lichtenstein

£5,500-£8,500Value
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-1% AAGR (5YR)

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Screenprint, 1973
Unsigned Print Edition of 300
H 30cm x W 23cm

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseArtwork
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
July 2023Sotheby's New York - United StatesFinger Pointing - Unsigned Print
June 2023Rago Arts and Auction Center - United StatesFinger Pointing - Unsigned Print
October 2022Wright - United StatesFinger Pointing - Unsigned Print
June 2022Phillips London - United KingdomFinger Pointing - Unsigned Print
March 2022Tate Ward Auctions - United KingdomFinger Pointing - Unsigned Print
December 2019Karl & Faber - GermanyFinger Pointing - Unsigned Print
October 2019Freeman's - United StatesFinger Pointing - Unsigned Print

Meaning & Analysis

Mirroring the reduced pictorial qualities of Spray Can and Pistol, Finger Pointing is one of Lichtenstein's early ventures into capturing essential shapes. The work borrows an iconic symbol of American nationalism and militarism: Uncle Sam, who appeared on recruitment posters during the war. Only Uncle Sam’s hand, wrist, and pointed finger survive Lichtenstein’s appropriation. The artist utilises a zoomed-in perspective and partial cropping, previously also implemented in Foot And Hand from the early 1960s amongst other works. In doing so, Lichtenstein invokes a repressed sense of underlying tension.

The riveting composition is rendered in bold outlines and a vibrant red, black, and white colour palette. Rendered through the idealised nature of print advertisements, the image makes an already assertive gesture seem even more aggressive. Lichtenstein generalises the familiar visual, thereby expanding its range of meaning.

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