In the Imperfect series, Roy Lichtenstein explores the endless mutability of the drawn and painted form, charting out the new possibilities that unfold when artistic movements and visual motifs come loose from their conceptual origins and become reclaimed in popular culture as symbolic representations of a particular moment in time. Lichtenstein turns his meta-critical eye toward his own impressive oeuvre; diagonal lines take on a new meaning as they recall the hypnotic painted patterns of the Op Art movement, and Ben-Day dots break free from their painterly origins to become abstracted geometries in their own right.
Introduction
Roy Lichtenstein released 7 different prints forming part of the Imperfect series, referenced in the Corlett Catalogue. In February 1987, this print series was begun at Gemini G.E.L. Each of the printed images actually does break out of the border, extending at one or more points into the surrounding margin. The “Imperfect” series, printed on 4-ply Museum Board, combines woodcut and screenprint, and all but one have metalized Mylar collage elements. Lichtenstein sent the black-line drawings for the the prints to Gemini in advance of his arrival, but worked out the colors there. For the woodcut portions, Lichtenstein cut the outline (key block), and the large flat areas were printed separately from jigsaw cutout sections.
In addition to highlighting his unswerving sensitivity to the symbolic power of pattern and line, the Imperfect series forms one crucial stage of Lichtenstein’s lifelong engagement with the concepts and aesthetics of Western art history. Throughout his career, Lichtenstein deliberately appropriated and transformed everything from Picasso’s portraits to Van Gogh’s Bedroom at Arles, filtering these movements through his iconic visual lexicon of Ben-Day dots and comic-book colors to bring them into the present day and age. Conceived as a response to Frank Stella’s shaped canvases and the sleek, industrial aesthetics of the Neo-Geo movement, the Imperfect paintings represent one of Lichtenstein’s most substantial ventures into the realm of total abstraction.
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With its dazzling geometries and lyrical approach to asymmetry, Roy Lichtenstein’s Imperfect Paintings combine pure visual spectacle with a sly tongue-in-cheek humor that exemplifies the artist’s unparalleled ability to think—quite literally—outside the box. Set against glossy silver panes and thrumming black-and-white lines, an array of angular, knifelike triangles cascades down the canvas, drawing the eye to and from with masterful precision. Like all of Lichtenstein’s Imperfect and Perfect paintings, the present work originated from a pencil sketch of a single line that the artist would zigzag and fold over itself multiple times across the page to create a prismatic matrix of polygons.
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While the Perfects featured geometric arrangements boxed neatly into their rectangular frames, the Imperfects would always purposely “miss” the mark; Lichtenstein would allow his line to jut out past the pre-drawn borders of the composition, transforming the traditionally dreaded notion of human error into a deliberate celebration of the artistic process. A testament to the centrality of draftsmanship to Lichtenstein’s practice, Imperfect Painting ignites a creative tension between the artist’s analog hand and the crispness of Pop art’s signature mass-media aesthetic.
Imperfect Series, 1988
1. Imperfect Diptych 46 1/4 x 91 3/8 (Corlett 219)
2. Imperfect 44 3/4 x 103 (Corlett 220)
3. Imperfect 58 x 92 3/8 (Corlett 221)
4. Imperfect 67 x 79 7/8 (Corlett 222)
5. Imperfect 67 5/8 x 91 1/2 (Corlett 223)
6. Imperfect 63 3/8 x 88 7/8 (Corlett 224)
7. Imperfect Diptych 57 7/8 x 93 3/4 (Corlett 225)
2025 Auction Results
#1. Imperfect 67 x 79 7/8
Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s New-York: 26 September 2025
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 82,550
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Imperfect 67″ x 79⅞”, from the Imperfect series (Corlett 222), 1988
Woodcut and screenprint in colors with collage on 3-ply Supra 100 paper
Signed, dated ’88 and inscribed AP 5/14 (lower right)
One of 14 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 45
#2. Imperfect 58 x 92 3/8
Rago: 12 February 2025
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 76,200
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923–1997)
Imperfect 58″ x 92 3/8″ (from the Imperfect series) (Corlett 221), 1988
Screenprint and woodcut in colors with collage on Archivart 4-Ply Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered to lower right ‘5/45 rf Lichtenstein 88’
#3. Imperfect 63 3/8 x 88 7/8
Pop Impressions: Prints from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s New-York: 23 October 2025
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 69,850
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Imperfect 63 ⅜” x 88⅞ ” (Corlett 224; RLCR 3707), 1988
from the Imperfect series
Woodcut and screenprint in colors on 3-ply Supra 100 paper
Signed in pencil, dated and inscribed AP 4/15 (Corlett calls for 14 artist’s proofs)
This impression is one of 14 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 45
With the blindstamp of the publisher, Gemini G.E.L., and with their inkstamp on the verso
#4. Imperfect 67 5/8 x 91 1/2
Bonhams LA: 7 October 2025
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 80,000
USD 64,000
Woodcut, screenprint and collage in colors on 3-ply Supra 100 paper
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 44/45 (there were also 14 artist’s proofs)
#5. Imperfect 58 x 92 3/8
Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s New-York: 26 September 2025
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 57,150
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Imperfect 58″ x 92⅜”, from the Imperfect series (Corlett 221), 1988
Woodcut and screenprint in colors with collage on Archival 4-ply Museum Board
Signed, dated ’88 and inscribed AP 7/14 (lower right)
One of 14 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 45
USD 50,000
#6. Imperfect 58 x 92 3/8
K Auction Seoul: 29 October 2025
Estimated: KRW 36,000,000 – 120,000,000
KRW 41,400,000 / USD 29,020
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K Auction Seoul: 23 July 2025
Estimated: KRW 60,000,000 – 120,000,000
KRW 69,000,000 / USD 49,955
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Imperfect 58 x 92 3/8, 1988
Screenprint, woodcut, collage
Signed, dated and numbered 17/45 on the lower right
2024 Auction Results
#1. Imperfect 44 3/4 x 103
Christie’s New-York: 25 October 2024
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 47,880
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Imperfect 44 3/4 x 103, from Imperfect Series (Corlett 220), 1988
Woodcut and screenprint in colors with collage elements on Archivart rag board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 19⁄45 (there were also fourteen artist’s proofs)
#2. Imperfect 44 3/4 x 103
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
Imperfect 44-3/4 x 103, from Imperfect, 1988
Woodcut, screenprint, and collage on museum board
S.P. I/VII (aside from an edition of 45 and 20 other proofs, variously editioned)
Signed, editioned, and dated in pencil, lower right; publisher and printer’s chop mark, lower right
#3. Imperfect Diptych 57 7/8 x 93 3/4
Larsen Art Auction: 19 October 2024
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 25,000 (Hammer)
USD 31,250
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (American, 1923-1997)
Imperfect Diptych 57 7/8″ x 93 3/4″ (C. 225), From “Imperfect Series.”, 1988
Woodcut and screenprint with collage on Archivart 4-ply Museum Board
Editioned 41 of 45
Signed and dated in pencil R Lichtenstein ’88, lower right
2023 Auction Results
Imperfect 63 3/8 x 88 7/8
Christie’s London: 27 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 44,100 / USD 53,565
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Imperfect 63⅜” x 88⅞”, from: Imperfect, 1988
Woodcut and screen-print in colors on thick wove paper
Signed and dated in pencil, inscribed P.P. ll
A printer’s proof aside from the edition of 45
2022 Auction Results
#1. Imperfect 63 3/8 x 88 7/8
Sotheby’s New-York: 28 October 2022
Estimated: USD 35,000 – 45,000
USD 113,400
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Imperfect 63⅜ by 88⅞, 1988
Woodcut and screen-print in colors on Supra 100 paper
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 23/45
This impression is number 23 from the edition of 45 plus 14 artist’s proofs
#2. Imperfect 67 x 79 7/8
Christie’s London: 28 September 2022
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 47,880 / USD 51,358
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Imperfect, from: Imperfect Series, 1988
Woodcut, screen-print, and collage in colors
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 17/45
#3. Imperfect 58 x 92 3/8
Seoul Auction: 29 November 2022
Estimated: KRW 45,000,000 – 70,000,000
KRW 53,100,000 / USD 39,592
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Imperfect 58″ x 92 3/8″, from Imperfect Series
Woodcut, screen-print and collage in colors on museum board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 45
2021 Auction Results
Imperfect 67 x 79 7/8
Sotheby’s New-York: 22 April 2021
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 80,000
USD 88,200
AUCTION RECORD FOR IMPERFECT 67 x 79 7/8
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
IMPERFECT 67″ x 79⅞” (C. 222), 1988
Woodcut and screen-print in colors with collage
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 32/45
Imperfect 67 x 79 7/8
K Auction: 28 April 2021
Estimated: KRW 60,000,000 – 150,000,000
KRW 71,300,000 / USD 63,986
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Imperfect 67 x 79 7/8, from: Imperfect Series, 1988
Woodcut, screen-print, and collage in colors
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered from the edition of 45
Imperfect Diptych 57 7/8 x 93 3/4
Christie’s London: 28 September 2021
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 32,500 / USD 44,157
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Imperfect Diptych, 57 7/8 ” x 93 3/4″, from: Imperfect Series
Woodcut and screen-print with collage in colors
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 8/45
Imperfect 67 5/8 x 91 1/2
Ketterer Kunst: 10 December 2021
Estimated: EUR 30,000
EUR 36,250 / USD 41,030
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Imperfect 67 5/8 x 91 1/2, 1988
Woodcut in colors in 14 colors and Mylar foil, collaged on light board
Signed, dated and numbered. Verso inscribed with the workshop number
From an edition of 45 copies
Imperfect 67 5/8 x 91 1/2
Bukowskis Stockholm: 2 November 2021
Estimated: SEK 300,000 – 400,000
SEK 260,000 (Hammer)
SEK 325,000 / USD 37,905
“Imperfect” (Corlett 223), 1988
Woodcut, screenprint and collage on 3-ply Supra 100 paper
Signed Rf Lichtenstein and dated -88 in pencil
Numbered 14/45
Imperfect Diptych 46 1/4 x 91 3/8
Imperfect Diptych 46 1/4 x 91 3/8
from Imperfect Series
Medium: Woodcut and screen-print with collage in colors on Archivart 4-ply Museum Board
Year: 1988
Image: 38 3/8 x 81 3/8 inches (97.5 x 206.7 cm)
Sheet: 46 1/4 x 91 3/8 inches (117.5 x 232.1 cm)
Edition: 45
Artist’s Proofs: 14
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Literature: Corlett 219, Gemini 1360
Roy Lichtenstein Catalogue Raisonne: RLCR 3710
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamps and inkstamp on the reverse
Auction Results
Phillips New-York: 22 October 2020
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 47,880
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Imperfect Diptych 46 1/4 x 91 3/8, from Imperfect Series, 1988
Woodcut and screen-print in colors with Mylar collage, on 4-ply Archivart rag board
Signed, dated and numbered 24/45 in pencil
Phillips New-York: 24 July 2020
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 62,500
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Imperfect Diptych 46 1/4″ x 91 3/8″, from Imperfect Series, 1988
Woodcut and screenprint in colors with mylar collage, on 4-ply Archivart rag board
Signed, dated and numbered ‘AP 13/14’ in pencil
An artist’s proof, the edition was 45
Christie’s online: 17 July 2018
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 52,500
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Imperfect Diptych 46 1/4″ x 91 3/8″, from Imperfect Series, 1988
Woodcut and screen-print with collage in colors
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 11/45
Imperfect 44 3/4 x 103
Imperfect 44 3/4 x 103
from Imperfect Series
Medium: Woodcut, screen-print and collage in colors on Archivart rag board
Year: 1988
Image: 40 7/8 x 93 inches (103.8 x 236.2 cm)
Sheet: 44 3/4 x 103 inches (113.7 x 261.6 cm)
Edition: 45
Artist’s Proofs: 14
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Literature: Corlett 220, Gemini 1361
Roy Lichtenstein Catalogue Raisonne: RLCR 3705
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil with the blindstamp of the publisher
Auction Results
Christie’s New-York: 25 October 2024
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 47,880
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Imperfect 44 3/4 x 103, from Imperfect Series (Corlett 220), 1988
Woodcut and screenprint in colors with collage elements on Archivart rag board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 19⁄45 (there were also fourteen artist’s proofs)
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
Imperfect 44-3/4 x 103, from Imperfect, 1988
Woodcut, screenprint, and collage on museum board
S.P. I/VII (aside from an edition of 45 and 20 other proofs, variously editioned)
Signed, editioned, and dated in pencil, lower right; publisher and printer’s chop mark, lower right
Christie’s New-York: 24 October 2018
Estimated: USD 35,000 – 45,000
USD 47,500
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Imperfect 44 3/4″ x 103″, from Imperfect Series, 1988
Woodcut, screenprint and collage in colors, on Archivart rag board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 26/45
Christie’s New-York: 17 October 2018
Estimated: USD 35,000 – 45,000
USD 50,000
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Imperfect 44 3/4″ x 103″, from “Imperfect” Series, 1988
Woodcut, screenprint and collage in colors, on Archivart 4-ply Museum Board, with full margins.
Signed, dated and numbered 7/45 in pencil (there were also 14 artist’s proofs)
Imperfect 58 x 92 3/8
Imperfect 58 x 92 3/8
from Imperfect Series
Medium: Woodcut, screen-print and collage in colors on museum board
Year: 1988
Image: 48 x 85 1/2 inches (121.9 x 217.2 cm)
Sheet: 58 x 92 1/2 inches (147.3 x 234.9 cm)
Edition: 45
Artist’s Proofs: 14
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Literature: Corlett 221, Gemini 1362
Roy Lichtenstein Catalogue Raisonne: RLCR 3706
Imperfect 58″ x 92 3/8″, 1988 (RLCR 3706) | Catalogue entry | Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil with the blindstamp of the publisher
Auction Results
Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s New-York: 26 September 2025
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 57,150
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Imperfect 58″ x 92⅜”, from the Imperfect series (Corlett 221), 1988
Woodcut and screenprint in colors with collage on Archival 4-ply Museum Board
Signed, dated ’88 and inscribed AP 7/14 (lower right)
One of 14 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 45
K Auction Seoul: 23 July 2025
Estimated: KRW 60,000,000 – 120,000,000
KRW 69,000,000 / USD 49,955
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Imperfect 58 x 92 3/8, 1988
Screenprint, woodcut, collage
Signed, dated and numbered 17/45 on the lower right
Rago: 12 February 2025
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 76,200
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923–1997)
Imperfect 58″ x 92 3/8″ (from the Imperfect series) (Corlett 221), 1988
Screenprint and woodcut in colors with collage on Archivart 4-Ply Museum Board
Signed, dated and numbered to lower right ‘5/45 rf Lichtenstein 88’
Seoul Auction: 29 November 2022
Estimated: KRW 45,000,000 – 70,000,000
KRW 53,100,000 / USD 39,592
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Imperfect 58″ x 92 3/8″, from Imperfect Series
Woodcut, screen-print and collage in colors on museum board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 45
Christie’s New-York: 24 October 2018
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 80,000
USD 81,250
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Imperfect 58″ x 92 3/8″, from Imperfect Series
Woodcut, screen-print and collage in colors on museum board
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 34/45
Imperfect 67 x 79 7/8
Imperfect 67 x 79 7/8
from Imperfect Series
Medium: Woodcut and screen-print in colors with collage on 3-ply Supra 100 paper
Year: 1988
Image: 58 7/8 x 74 3/4 inches (149.5 x 189.8 cm)
Sheet: 67 x 79 7/8 inches (170.2 x 202.9 cm)
Edition: 45
Artist’s Proofs: 14
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Literature: Corlett 222, Gemini 1363
Roy Lichtenstein Catalogue Raisonne: RLCR 3709
Imperfect 67″ x 79 7/8″, 1988 (RLCR 3709) | Catalogue entry | Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil with the blindstamp of the publisher
Auction Results
Bonhams LA: 7 October 2025
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 80,000
USD 64,000
Woodcut, screenprint and collage in colors on 3-ply Supra 100 paper
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 44/45 (there were also 14 artist’s proofs)
Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s New-York: 26 September 2025
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 82,550
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Imperfect 67″ x 79⅞”, from the Imperfect series (Corlett 222), 1988
Woodcut and screenprint in colors with collage on 3-ply Supra 100 paper
Signed, dated ’88 and inscribed AP 5/14 (lower right)
One of 14 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 45
Christie’s London: 28 September 2022
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 47,880 / USD 51,358
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Imperfect, from: Imperfect Series, 1988
Woodcut, screen-print, and collage in colors
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 17/45
K Auction: 28 April 2021
Estimated: KRW 60,000,000 – 150,000,000
KRW 71,300,000 / USD 63,986
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Imperfect 67 x 79 7/8, from: Imperfect Series, 1988
Woodcut, screen-print, and collage in colors
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered from the edition of 45
Sotheby’s New-York: 22 April 2021
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 80,000
USD 88,200
AUCTION RECORD FOR IMPERFECT 67 x 79 7/8
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
IMPERFECT 67″ x 79⅞” (C. 222), 1988
Woodcut and screen-print in colors with collage
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 32/45
Imperfect 67 5/8 x 91 1/2
Imperfect 67 5/8 x 91 1/2
from Imperfect Series
Medium: Woodcut, screen-print and collage in colors, on Supra 100 paper
Year: 1988
Image: 58 5/8 x 85 3/4 inches (148.9 x 217.8 cm)
Sheet: 67 5/8 x 91 3/8 inches (171.8 x 232.1 cm)
Edition: 45
Artist’s Proofs: 14
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Literature: Corlett 223, Gemini 1364
Roy Lichtenstein Catalogue Raisonne: RLCR 3708
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamps and inkstamp on the reverse
Auction Results
Ketterer Kunst: 10 December 2021
Estimated: EUR 30,000
EUR 36,250 / USD 41,030
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Imperfect 67 5/8 x 91 1/2, 1988
Woodcut in colors in 14 colors and Mylar foil, collaged on light board
Signed, dated and numbered. Verso inscribed with the workshop number
From an edition of 45 copies
Bukowskis Stockholm: 2 November 2021
Estimated: SEK 300,000 – 400,000
SEK 260,000 (Hammer)
SEK 325,000 / USD 37,905
“Imperfect” (Corlett 223), 1988
Woodcut, screenprint and collage on 3-ply Supra 100 paper
Signed Rf Lichtenstein and dated -88 in pencil
Numbered 14/45
Christie’s New-York: 24 October 2018
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 68,750
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Imperfect 67 5/8 x 91 1/2, from Imperfect Series, 1988
Woodcut, screen-print and collage in colors, on Supra 100 paper
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 17/45
Imperfect 63 3/8 x 88 7/8
Imperfect 63 3/8 x 88 7/8
from Imperfect Series
Medium: Woodcut, screen-print, and collage in colors on Supra 100 paper
Year: 1988
Image: 54 x 105 1/2 inches (137.5 x 268 cm)
Sheet: 62 3/8 x 88 5/8 inches (158.4 x 225.1 cm)
Edition: 45
Artist’s Proofs: 14
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Literature: Corlett 224
Roy Lichtenstein Catalogue Raisonne: RLCR 3707
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil with the blindstamp of the publisher
Auction Results
Pop Impressions: Prints from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Sotheby’s New-York: 23 October 2025
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 69,850
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Imperfect 63 ⅜” x 88⅞ ” (Corlett 224; RLCR 3707), 1988
From the Imperfect series
Woodcut and screenprint in colors on 3-ply Supra 100 paper
Signed in pencil, dated and inscribed AP 4/15 (Corlett calls for 14 artist’s proofs)
This impression is one of 14 artist’s proofs aside from the numbered edition of 45
With the blindstamp of the publisher, Gemini G.E.L., and with their inkstamp on the verso
Christie’s London: 27 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 44,100 / USD 53,565
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Imperfect 63⅜” x 88⅞”, from: Imperfect, 1988
Woodcut and screen-print in colors on thick wove paper
Signed and dated in pencil, inscribed P.P. ll
A printer’s proof aside from the edition of 45
Sotheby’s New-York: 28 October 2022
Estimated: USD 35,000 – 45,000
USD 113,400
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923 – 1997)
Imperfect 63⅜ by 88⅞, 1988
Woodcut and screen-print in colors on Supra 100 paper
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 23/45
This impression is number 23 from the edition of 45 plus 14 artist’s proofs
Imperfect Diptych 57 7/8 x 93 3/4
Imperfect Diptych 57 7/8 x 93 3/4
from Imperfect Series
Medium: Woodcut and screen-print with collage in colors on Archivart 4-ply Museum Board
Year: 1988
Image: 122×213 cm
Sheet: 147.2 x 238 cm
Edition: 45
Artist’s Proofs: 14
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Literature: Corlett 225
Roy Lichtenstein Catalogue Raisonne: RLCR 3711
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil with the publisher’s blindstamp, inkstamp and workshop number on the reverse
Auction Results
Larsen Art Auction: 19 October 2024
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 25,000 (Hammer)
USD 31,250
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (American, 1923-1997)
Imperfect Diptych 57 7/8″ x 93 3/4″ (C. 225), From “Imperfect Series.”, 1988
Woodcut and screenprint with collage on Archivart 4-ply Museum Board
Editioned 41 of 45
Signed and dated in pencil R Lichtenstein ’88, lower right
Christie’s London: 28 September 2021
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 32,500 / USD 44,157
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997)
Imperfect Diptych, 57 7/8 ” x 93 3/4″, from: Imperfect Series
Woodcut and screen-print with collage in colors
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered 8/45