3 min read · 12 Jun 2026

Despair. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Roy Lichtenstein, Despair, is due to be sold at Sotheby's in London on June 24, 2026 with a $1.34m (GBP1m) to $2.01m estimate.
It last sold at auction in 2016 for $1.93m at Christie's. The current low estimate is 10% lower than its previous low estimate of $1.5m.
Acrylic, oil, and graphite on canvas, 76.2 x 61.0cm. The work has been traded 4 times in the past.
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