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Roy Lichtenstein Cathedral III (C. 77) For Sale
Roy Lichtenstein
Cathedral III (C. 77), 1969
Lithograph
48 1/2 x 32 1/2 in 123.2 x 82.5 cm
Edition
Edition of 75 plus 10 AP
About this work
Roy Lichtenstein’s Cathedral III (C. 77) is the third installment in his 1969 Cathedral series, a body of work that reimagines one of Western art’s most enduring motifs—the cathedral façade—through the radical lens of Pop Art and the mechanical logic of the Ben-Day dot. Here, Lichtenstein uses only a single color, a deep ultramarine blue, to construct the ghostly presence of a Gothic cathedral. The work strips away traditional architectural grandeur, leaving behind a vibrating surface of dots where form hovers between abstraction and recognition.What makes Cathedral III remarkable is the way it condenses centuries of spiritual, cultural, and architectural history into a single coded gesture. Where Monet, in his celebrated Rouen Cathedral series of the 1890s, dissolved the cathedral into shifting atmospheres of light, Lichtenstein dissolves it into a technological field of uniform dots. The play of perception is central: at one moment, the viewer sees nothing but patterns; at the next, the outlines of arches, spires, and vertical columns emerge. This flickering instability makes the act of looking as important as the subject itself.The choice of blue carries symbolic weight. Historically tied to both divinity and transcendence, blue here acquires a new dimension—it vibrates against the white ground, creating a retinal effect that destabilizes form. The cathedral seems at once monumental and fragile, present and absent, an image both encoded and dissolving. This ambiguity highlights the conceptual underpinning of the series: grandeur, permanence, and meaning are mediated through the systems of mass reproduction.Cathedral III epitomizes Lichtenstein’s brilliance at reframing high culture within the vernacular of commercial imagery. By translating the sacred architecture of Europe into the same mechanical dots used to print comic books, advertisements, and newspapers, he collapses distinctions between “high” and “low,” between monument and mass production. The cathedral—an emblem of faith and endurance—is reimagined as a fleeting optical impression, dependent on the viewer’s eye for reconstruction.Taken alongside Cathedral I and Cathedral II, this print demonstrates the artist’s increasing focus on reduction and optical tension. While Cathedral I used yellow to suggest luminosity, and Cathedral II employed the clash of red and blue to produce chromatic vibration, Cathedral III pares the subject down further, relying on a single color to test the limits of visibility. The image hovers precariously between abstraction and representation, mirroring the instability of meaning in an era saturated with mediated images.In its conceptual rigor and visual elegance, Cathedral III is both homage and critique. It acknowledges the cathedral as an enduring symbol of artistic and cultural achievement, while simultaneously unraveling it within the logic of Pop Art. The result is a profound commentary on perception, reproduction, and the tenuous ways images carry meaning in modern life.For more information or to buy Cathedral III (C. 77) by Roy Lichtenstein, contact our galleries using the form below.
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Auction History
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Poster (C. 83) · Roy Lichtenstein · Phillips · 2026-04 · $0
Sunshine Through the Clouds, from Landscape Series (G. 1258, C. 216) · Roy Lichtenstein · Phillips · 2026-04 · $0
Sunrise, from 7 Objects in a Box · Roy Lichtenstein · Christie's · 2026-04 · $48,260
Peace Through Chemistry I, from Peace Through Chemistry · Roy Lichtenstein · Christie's · 2026-04 · $101,600
Vertical Apple from: the Seven Apple Woodcuts Series · Roy Lichtenstein · Christie's · 2026-04 · $13,970
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Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) is the defining figure of American Pop Art and one of the most actively traded artists on the post-war and contemporary market. His bold graphic language — Ben-Day dots, black outlines, primary palettes drawn from comic books and advertising — is among the most instantly recognisable in twentieth-century art. Born in New York City, he was exhibited by Leo Castelli Gallery from 1962 and worked until his death in September 1997, producing one of the most extensively documented print catalogues of any artist of his generation.
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The most liquid and accessible segment of his market. Working with Gemini G.E.L., Petersburg Press, and Castelli Graphics, Lichtenstein produced lithographs, screenprints, woodcuts, and relief prints across three decades. Key series at Guy Hepner:
- Brushstrokes (1965–66) — Pop satire of Abstract Expressionist gesture; his most conceptually celebrated series
- Haystacks (1969) — Monet homage in Ben-Day dots and primary colour; his most decorative print subject
- Cathedral — Rouen Cathedral reworked through his commercial-art graphic vocabulary
- American Indian Theme (1980) — a major suite exploring Indigenous American motifs
- Reflections (1988–94) — canvases-within-canvases; his most technically intricate prints; strongest late-career market
- Nudes (1994–97) — figurative final series synthesising his full graphic vocabulary
- Interiors (1990s) — consumer culture imagery from furniture and décor catalogues; a distinctly American subject
- Peace Through Chemistry — Science and Technology series; bold, graphic, institutionally held
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- Signed lithographs, Haystacks / Cathedral / American Indian Theme: $30,000–$150,000
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