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Grandpa - Signed Mixed Media by Roy Lichtenstein 1989 - MyArtBroker

Grandpa
Signed Mixed Media

Roy Lichtenstein

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Mixed Media, 1989
Signed Mixed Media Edition of 60
H 133cm x W 94cm

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseArtwork
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
Sotheby's London - United KingdomGrandpa - Signed Mixed Media
January 2018Phillips London - United KingdomGrandpa - Signed Mixed Media
September 2016Christie's London - United KingdomGrandpa - Signed Mixed Media
April 2016Sotheby's New York - United StatesGrandpa - Signed Mixed Media
October 2013Christie's New York - United StatesGrandpa - Signed Mixed Media
October 2009Christie's New York - United StatesGrandpa - Signed Mixed Media
May 2009Freeman's Online - United StatesGrandpa - Signed Mixed Media

Meaning & Analysis

Grandpa is constructed out of pale blue, purple and boldly outlined grey sweeps. Similar to another work in the series titled Blue Face, the print imitates the mannerism of the abstract expressionists. Reinforced by its blunt title, the simplified composition is imbued with irony.

In this work, the artist satirises Abstract Expressionism’s claim that brushstrokes are meant to relay subconscious messages. Lichtenstein's Grandpa proves that every stroke is consciously performed and predetermined. Exploiting the abstract qualities of Lichtenstein’s own pictorial language, the expressive potential of the brushstroke here helps explore the formal concerns of painting itself.

The production of this print combined a number of different printing processes, including lithography, screen print and woodcut. Beeswax was employed for the lithographs in this series, as an alternative to printer’s ink. This in turn induced a polished surface texture once printed on the exquisite watercolour paper utilised by the Brushwork Faces series.

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