Anxious Girl Auction: Lichtenstein's Pop Art Masterpiece

0:00On April 29th, Roy Lichtenstein's iconic painting Anxious Girl from 1964 is hitting the auction block at Christie's in New York on May, 18th, with estimates reaching up to $60 million. This piece from his famous girls series shows a blonde woman looking all stressed out, capturing that classic pop art vibe right at the peak of his, Carina. The artwork pulls straight from a DC comments romance strip called, Too Much To Ask, where she's torn between two guys, but Lichtenstein amps up the drama with his bold lines and colors. It uses those signature benday dots from comic printing, turning everyday panels into high art. Back in the day, it belonged to key pop collectors Horace and Holly Solomon before vanishing into a private collection for over 30 years. Now it's back. And folks in the art world are buzzing because Lichtenstein's style sparked big debates on copying comics versus creative genius. These work smash records like Masterpiece pulling in $165 million back in 2017 and from

1:02the same series, Nurse. Went for $95 million at Christie's in 2015. Anxious Girl marks the first girl's piece up for grabs in over a decade. This option's a rare shot at owning a cornerstone of 20th century pop, blending a motion with comic strip edge, keeping eye on the bids, it could rewrite the market again. From The Spotlight, powered by AI, this is entertainment and celebrity news today. I'm Corey with The Story.