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Yellow Brushstroke - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1985 - MyArtBroker

Yellow Brushstroke
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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$23,000-$35,000 Value Indicator

15% AAGR (5YR)

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Medium: Etching

Format: Signed Print

Year: 1985

Size: H 60cm x W 33cm

Edition size: 40

Signed: Yes

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Roy Lichtenstein's Yellow Brushstroke, a signed etching from 1985, is estimated to be worth £18,000 to £27,000. Despite having no sales in the last 12 months, this artwork has been sold at auction 6 times since its initial sale in 2008. Over the last five years, the hammer price has varied, ranging from £9,295 in October 2021 to £23,160 in August 2022, showing an increase in value with an impressive average annual growth rate of 26%. This work has been sold in four different countries, including the United States, Japan, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 40.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseArtwork
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
August 2022Bonhams New York - United StatesYellow Brushstroke - Signed Print
June 2017Uppsala Auktionskammare - SwedenYellow Brushstroke - Signed Print
September 2015Christie's New York - United StatesYellow Brushstroke - Signed Print
July 2014Bonhams New Bond Street - United KingdomYellow Brushstroke - Signed Print
May 2008Bonhams San Francisco - United StatesYellow Brushstroke - Signed Print

Meaning & Analysis

Yellow Brushstroke of 1985 belongs to the artist’s prolific exploration of the brushstroke motif, which comprises several unique editions and portfolios. The print confronts art historical legacies by distilling the main characteristics of brushwork into one cropped sweep of colour. Lichtenstein centers his bright yellow brushstroke on a black and white background of faux-burlap. The flattened smears and splatters of colour are enveloped by trailing outlines defining the shape and direction of the brushstroke. At first glance, Lichtenstein’s Yellow Brushstroke appears to be devoid of explicit motion. Yet, the bold shadows resulting from the contours hold inherent suggestions of movement.

This artwork is the quintessential embodiment of not only Lichtenstein’s oeuvre but of Pop Art itself. The print’s reduced and stylised iconography manifests an intuitive painterly expression as a calculated and controlled visual sign. By presenting a cartoonish take on the act of painting, Yellow Brushstroke questions the authenticity of autobiographical mark-making in art.

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