Lichtenstein breaks record

NEW YORK - Agence France-Presse

Canvas by Roy Lichtenstein, ‘I Can See the Whole Room!... and There’s Nobody in It!,’ popped previous world records.

A Pop Art canvas by Roy Lichtenstein, “I Can See the Whole Room!... and There’s Nobody in It!,” popped previous world records for the landmark contemporary artist when it sold for $43.2 million in New York on Tuesday. The sale at Christie’s beat the artist’s previous auction record and led a strong performance for contemporary works The workwas executed in 1961 with oil and graphite in Lichtenstein’s familiar cartoon style, depicting a stern male face peering out from the canvas into a peephole and featuring the work’s title in a speech bubble