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Blue Face - Signed Mixed Media by Roy Lichtenstein 1989 - MyArtBroker

Blue Face
Signed Mixed Media

Roy Lichtenstein

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$29,000-$45,000 Value Indicator

-3% AAGR (5YR)

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Medium: Mixed Media

Format: Signed Mixed Media

Year: 1989

Size: H 137cm x W 85cm

Edition size: 60

Signed: Yes

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Roy Lichtenstein's signed Mixed Media artwork, 'Blue Face', created in 1989, is currently estimated to be worth between £23,000 and £35,000. Over the past five years, this piece has demonstrated its investment potential with an average return to the seller of £19,670 and a hammer price range from £15,875 in June 2022 to £28,889 in April 2021. This artwork has sold six times at auction since its first sale in October 2003, with one sale occurring in the last 12 months. The artwork has been sold in the United States, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom, reflecting its global appeal. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 60.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseArtwork
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
Sotheby's London - United KingdomBlue Face - Signed Mixed Media
October 2023Phillips New York - United StatesBlue Face - Signed Mixed Media
April 2021Sotheby's New York - United StatesBlue Face - Signed Mixed Media
April 2018Christie's New York - United StatesBlue Face - Signed Mixed Media
October 2003Bonhams New Bond Street - United KingdomBlue Face - Signed Mixed Media

Meaning & Analysis

The brush strokes in Blue Face are flattened with the help of an uncharacteristically muted colour palette. The work is freed from a personal narrative, yet is imbued with formal comedy. The same stylistic tendencies can be detected in another work from the series, titled Blonde. As the ascending brushstrokes are intersected by upwards flowing ones, the work is imbued with an almost musical undertone.

The pale grey and light blue strokes, representing the body of the main structure, flow in all directions. The outline of a mouth is marked in mustard yellow, while the dark green and blue smudges above it are indicative of eyes. The origins of the Brushstroke series, which were derived from a comic book source, are alluded to in the one blue dotted patch constituting the face of the figure.

Even in the simple details of Blue Face, there is an inherent criticism directed at the art historical conventions granting authority and inimitability to brushwork.

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