The 'Rebus' Series by Peter Halley
Launched April 2026, Sotheby’s and LITO Editions partner for a newly conceived Exclusive Editions series; presenting commissioned limited edition artworks from leading contemporary artists.
Sotheby's and LITO Editions are proud to present two new limited-edition artworks by acclaimed American artist Peter Halley, now available on Sotheby’s marketplace.
Inspired by Halley's celebrated Cell Grid paintings, the Rebus I and Rebus IV editions translate the vibrant colour, spatial complexity and distinctive Roll-A-Tex surfaces of his work into a new format through the LITO Hi-Rnd© technology.
"LITO's unique technology made it possible to reproduce the textured surface of my paintings with complete fidelity. In my case, the Roll-A-Tex surface that I have used in my paintings for many years was effectively cloned twelve times, preserving both its relief and material presence. I'm interested in the way this serves to collapse a distinction between the original and the reproduction."
Peter Halley, 2026
“I don’t particularly like to do prints or limited editions, my work itself is a kind of mark-making, painting printing process. Yet LITO’s technological innovations in printing processes – the true nature of these heavily textured surfaces have taken me back to the streets of my village, its people, the importance of sharing and one’s roots, all encapsulated in what Mango means for us in many parts of the world.”
"The marriage of art and science is one that's been known and storied. There was, prior to the camera, an assumption that art was the ultimate authority of truth in history. Now with new technology, art is freed to take on new responsibilities, and to be able to tell other types of stories. Working with Sotheby's, LITO and with LITO's technology, has also allowed me to go back into my archive and rethink paintings that had been done years ago and these editions are part of a grand tradition of artists playing with the leading edge of technology."
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Triple Portrait of Charles II, Blue, 2026
70 x 80.1 cm (27.56 × 31.54 in.)KEHINDE WILEY
Triple Portrait of Charles II, Mirrored, 2026
120 x 137.4 cm (47 1/4 × 54 1/8 in.)
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