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Fragment 4 - Signed Print by Bridget Riley 1965 - MyArtBroker

Fragment 4
Signed Print

Bridget Riley

£40,000-£60,000Value Indicator

$80,000-$120,000 Value Indicator

$70,000-$110,000 Value Indicator

¥370,000-¥560,000 Value Indicator

50,000-70,000 Value Indicator

$400,000-$600,000 Value Indicator

¥7,790,000-¥11,680,000 Value Indicator

$50,000-$80,000 Value Indicator

41% AAGR

AAGR (5 years) This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 75

Year: 1965

Size: H 71cm x W 69cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Bridget Riley's Fragment 4, a signed screenprint from 1965, is estimated to be worth between £40,000 and £60,000. This work has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 34%. This is a rare artwork with an auction history of six total sales since its entry to the market in October 2005. In the last 12 months, the hammer price has ranged from £23,496 in March 2021 to £28,224 in September 2021. The average return to the seller over the past five years is £21,981. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 75.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
April 2023Christie's New York United States
September 2021Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
March 2021Cottone Auctions United States
March 2017Christie's London United Kingdom
July 2013Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
October 2006Bonhams San Francisco United States
April 2006Bonhams San Francisco United States

Meaning & Analysis

Achieving notoriety with her use of black and white, this print and the series it derives from is seminal in Riley’s oeuvre, demonstrating the artist's ability to disorient viewers by using the simplest of geometric forms.

Riley experiments with basic structural units in her works to explore the physical and psychological responses of the eyes. The strain the viewer's eyes are placed under when trying to focus on this work frustrates the viewer: Riley’s works do not enable the eyes to settle but leave them frantically trying to adjust to what they are witnessing. Deceptively simple, great complexity lurks beneath the surface of these works as they are the result of lengthy preparatory sketching and planning.

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