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Vertical Apple - Signed Print by Roy Lichtenstein 1983 - MyArtBroker

Vertical Apple
Signed Print

Roy Lichtenstein

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Medium: Woodcut

Edition size: 60

Year: 1983

Size: H 76cm x W 69cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Roy Lichtenstein's Vertical Apple (signed) is a woodcut print from 1983, with an estimated value of £6,500 to £10,000. This artwork has been sold twice at auction since its initial sale on 19th November 2013. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 60.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
September 2016Christie's London United Kingdom
November 2013Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Vertical Appleactively exploits the unrefined and abstract qualities of Lichtenstein’s own visual language. The print was manufactured through the surprising printing method of woodcut. There is a built-in absurdity in the inflated blue contours of the artist’s distorted and surreal version of the fruit. In portraying the inanimate object as such, he satirises the emotive qualities of brushwork and its inherent art historical importance. Vertical Appleis directly critiquing the abstract expressionist belief that painterly gestures are guided by the subconscious.

Additionally, the print also mimics the ingrained conventions of still life portraiture, demonstrating the enduring influence of the genre. Conjoining creamy yellow streaks of colour with red sweeps, the work alludes to the naturalistic colour scheme of an apple. Lichtenstein proves that it isn’t necessary to realistically portray the whole fruit, in order for audience’s to recognise the subject matter.

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