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Roy Lichtenstein Seascape II (C. 40) For Sale
Roy Lichtenstein
Seascape II (C. 40), 1965
Screen print and die-cut collage on blue Rowlux
13 1/4 x 25 x 3 5/8 in 33.5 x 63.3 x 9 cm
Edition
Edition of 100 planned ; at least 65 realized
About this work
Roy Lichtenstein’s Seascape series, created primarily in the mid-1960s, reflects his distinctive style that merges Pop Art with comic book aesthetics. In these works, Lichtenstein applies his signature use of Benday dots, thick black outlines, and flat, vivid colors to depict tranquil, often minimalistic ocean views, skies, and sunsets. Lichtenstein’s use of mechanical printing techniques, particularly the Benday dot patterns (common in mass-printed comics), evokes an industrial, impersonal quality. This style contrasts with traditional landscape painting's emotive brushstrokes, bringing a sense of modernity and artificiality to natural settings. Lichtenstein strips his seascapes down to basic shapes and forms, representing the sky, water, and horizon with minimal lines and shapes. Despite their simplicity, his works are highly stylized, often reducing nature to geometric abstractions. Like much of his Pop Art, Lichtenstein’s seascapes borrow techniques from comic book art, blending the comic aesthetic with traditional landscape painting. He plays with the contrast between the mechanized look of comic panels and the serene, timeless subject matter of the sea. Lichtenstein’s Seascapes can be seen as ironic or a commentary on art history. By applying commercial techniques to something as timeless and universal as the ocean, he juxtaposes the mechanical and artificial with the natural, inviting viewers to question the boundaries of art and mass production.
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Auction History
Seascape II, from Collection 65 · Roy Lichtenstein · Sotheby's · 2025-09 · $35,560
Seascape II, from Collection 65 (Corlett 40) · Roy Lichtenstein · Bonhams · 2024-05 · $21,760
Seascape II, from: Collection 65 · Roy Lichtenstein · Christie's · 2019-09 · $17,130
Seascape II, from Collection 65 · Roy Lichtenstein · Christie's · 2026-03 · $16,109
Seascape II, from Collection 65 · Roy Lichtenstein · Christie's · 2022-11 · $10,080
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About the Seascapes Series
Roy Lichtenstein Seascape Prints For Sale
Roy Lichtenstein Seascape prints for sale at Guy Hepner Gallery, New York. Lichtenstein's Seascapes are among his most instantly recognisable print subjects — bold graphic renderings of the ocean horizon and sky that apply his Pop vocabulary of Ben-Day dot sky gradients, flat colour water, and bold black horizon lines to one of the oldest and most commercially reproduced subjects in Western art.
The Series
The Seascape prints are among Lichtenstein's earliest works on paper and represent his Pop graphic system applied to perhaps its simplest possible subject: the horizon line between sea and sky. The reduction is characteristic — the infinite visual complexity of the ocean horizon is resolved into three elements: a dot-patterned sky that graduates from blue to pale, a flat colour water plane, and the black line between them.
The resulting prints are formally elegant in a way that his more compositionally complex works are not. The Seascape No. 1 and Seascape II are essentially pure exercises in the relationship between dot pattern, flat colour, and the single defining line — works that demonstrate the formal rigour underlying his apparently simple Pop vocabulary at its most stripped-back.
These early prints were produced in the mid-1960s, at the height of his engagement with the founding principles of his graphic system. They belong alongside the early Brushstroke works and the single-sheet comic-derived prints of the same period as documents of his practice at its most concentrated.
The Seascape prints are among his earliest major prints, making them significant historical documents of his practice in the mid-1960s. Works produced over sixty years ago require careful condition assessment.
The extreme formal reduction of these prints makes them visually distinctive within his catalogue and appealing to collectors interested in the abstract dimensions of his work.
Works of this age require UV examination and assessment of paper stability. Any yellowing of the paper or shift in the dot patterns will be visually prominent given the minimal compositional structure. Request a full condition report.
Hand-signed examples carry significant premiums for works of this age and historical importance.
Corlett catalogue raisonné reference is essential.
Authentication
Seascape prints are authenticated via the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation catalogue raisonné (Corlett). Guy Hepner provides full provenance documentation for all works.
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About Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein prints for sale and Roy Lichtenstein paintings for sale at Guy Hepner Gallery, New York. Our inventory spans lithographs, screenprints, and unique works from his most collected series: Brushstrokes, Reflections, Nudes, Interiors, Haystacks, Cathedral, Entablature, and American Indian Theme — all with full provenance and Corlett catalogue raisonné references. We also acquire Lichtenstein. Free valuations available.
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.
Roy Lichtenstein Art For Sale
Roy Lichtenstein art for sale spans signed prints, paintings, and unique works across his full catalogue. His most collected categories: signed and numbered screenprints and lithographs from the major series, unique works on paper, and large-format canvas paintings. The auction benchmark was set when Masterpiece (1962) sold for $165 million in a private transaction in 2017, and Nurse (1964) achieved $95.4 million at Christie's New York in 2015. Major print series regularly achieve $100,000–$2 million at Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips.
Roy Lichtenstein Prints For Sale
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
Signed impressions command significant premiums over unsigned editions. Corlett catalogue raisonné reference and publisher's certificate documentation are essential for any acquisition.
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Roy Lichtenstein original art for sale — unique paintings on canvas — represents the rarest category of his output. Major early canvases are primarily in institutional collections; secondary market appearances are concentrated at evening sales at Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips. Works on paper and preparatory drawings offer compelling opportunities for collectors seeking unique works with strong Lichtenstein provenance at more accessible price points.
Roy Lichtenstein Prints — Price Guide
- Unsigned secondary series editions: $5,000–$25,000
- Signed lithographs, Haystacks / Cathedral / American Indian Theme: $30,000–$150,000
- Signed screenprints, Brushstrokes / Reflections / Nudes: $40,000–$500,000
- Early 1960s single-sheet works and rare artist's proofs: $100,000+
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