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What Makes A Single Print Worth $1.8 Million?

Sheena Carrington
featuring Sheena Carrington
2.39 minute read
Last updated11 September 2026
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Key Takeaways

Individual prints from Roy Lichtenstein's market can sell for more than $1 million, not just complete portfolios. In most blue-chip print markets, seven figure prices are reserved for complete sets.

Water Lily Pond With Reflections broke that barrier in 2023, selling for $1.8 million, and every example to come to auction since has sold above $1 million, including a $1.4 million estate result in November 2024.

Our Market Editor Sheena Carrington explores why this became one of the most valuable individual editions Lichtenstein ever produced, from its technical ambition on polished stainless steel to why its 2024 estate sale never actually set the record.

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