Lichtenstein’s ‘Nurse’ up for auction
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A masterpiece of the American pop art movement hits the auction block in New York next month, and is expected to set a new record for artist Roy Lichtenstein and continue a record-setting year in art sales.
Christie’s has set the low estimate for Lichtenstein’s iconic “Nurse” at US$80 million, but believes it could fetch in excess of US$100 million at a specially curated evening sale in New York on November 9.
That would be nearly double the current record for a Lichtenstein, set when the 1963 canvas “Women with Flowered Hat” was sold at Christie’s in New York in May 2013 for US$56 million.
The painting, part of the artist’s series of comic book-based images, depicts the face of a woman in a starched nurse’s hat and collar, with blonde hair and full red lips, looking to the side with an expression of mild concern or surprise.
Simple yet mysterious, the square painting, measuring 122 by 122 cm appears as fresh today as when it was painted in 1964, and the image remains popular across the world.
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