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ROY LICHENSTEIN: ENAMEL 'MODERN HEAD' BROOCH/PENDANT, 1968
17 September 2025, 11:00 BST
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ROY LICHENSTEIN: ENAMEL 'MODERN HEAD' BROOCH/PENDANT, 1968
Decorated in enamel with primary colours, the white enamel facet with red enamel 'Ben-Day dots', signed Roy Lichestein for Multiples Inc., length 7.5cm
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The concept of printing seminal artworks in limited editions flourished during the 1960s and in response, the New York based art publishing company, Multiples, Inc. was founded in 1965 by a group of five partners. In addition to prints, Multiples, Inc. produced works in a broad variety of media including objects, jewellery and furniture, often using new materials and manufacturing techniques. From the mid 1960s to the early 1970s, the company placed a strong emphasis on publishing three-dimensional works and enthusiastically supported emerging Pop artists such as Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997). The use of 'Ben-Day dots', a printing technique used in the comic strips and advertising of the era, was a hallmark of Lichtenstein who enlarged and exaggerated them in his artworks which parodied contemporary American life and culture.
This brooch was manufactured by Multiples, Inc. for Lichtenstein in 1968 from an edition of 250. For another example of the same design by Roy Lichtenstein, see Venet, D., 'From Picasso to Jeff Koons: The Artist as Jeweler', Milan and London, 2011, ill.p.172.