Roy Lichtenstein — Cathedral For Sale

Roy Lichtenstein Cathedral Prints For Sale

Roy Lichtenstein's Cathedral series (1969) is one of the landmark achievements in American printmaking - eight screenprints and lithographs that subject the facade of Rouen Cathedral to his signature Ben-Day dot technique and primary palette. Where Monet painted the same motif in oil to chase changing light, Lichtenstein reduces Gothic architecture to graphic precision: mechanical dots, flat colour planes, and the deliberate tension between mass reproduction and art-historical reverence.

About the Cathedral Prints

Produced in 1969 during Lichtenstein's most critically assured period, the Cathedral series comprises eight distinct prints catalogued as Corlett C. 75-82. Each explores the same facade through different colour relationships and compositional approaches, with distinct state progressions on Cathedral VI that reward careful comparison. The prints were executed using screenprint and lithographic techniques on high-grade paper, with select variants issued in limited signed editions.

Roy Lichtenstein Cathedral Prints For Sale: What to Know

Roy Lichtenstein Cathedral prints for sale on the secondary market are among the most studied works in his graphic catalogue. Key considerations for buyers:

• Edition status - hand-signed, numbered impressions command significant premiums over unsigned examples
• State variants - Cathedral VI exists in multiple state progressions; earlier states are rarer and more desirable
• Condition - screenprints are sensitive to UV exposure and humidity; always request a full condition report with colour assessment
• Catalogue reference - every impression should be identified by its Corlett raisonne number (C. 75-82)

Cathedral prints appear regularly at Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips, and have demonstrated sustained demand across decades as part of Lichtenstein's mature graphic oeuvre.

Buy Roy Lichtenstein Cathedral Prints - Guy Hepner, New York

Guy Hepner Gallery, 177 Tenth Avenue, New York, specialises in authenticated Roy Lichtenstein prints for sale with full provenance and Corlett catalogue references. Our team advises collectors at every level - from first acquisitions to museum-scale purchases.

Contact us to discuss current Cathedral print availability, pricing, and condition reports.