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Imagine You Are Walking Signed Print

Imagine You Are Walking

Julian Opie

Imagine You Are Walking
Signed Print

Name: Imagine You Are Walking
Brand: Julian Opie
Rating: 4.9 (226 reviews)

Julian Opie

£1,350-£2,050

$2,650-$4,000 Value Indicator

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¥12,500-¥19,000 Value Indicator

€1,600-€2,450 Value Indicator

$13,500-$21,000 Value Indicator

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-7% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 40

Year: 1999

Size: H 60cm x W 77cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Julian Opie’s Imagine You Are Walking (signed) is estimated to be worth between £1,350 and £2,050. This screenprint has shown a consistent sales history, having been sold 4 times at auction since its initial sale on 17th March 2010. In the last 12 months, the average selling price was £1,300, across 1 total sale. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £1,300 in January 2024 to £2,041 in March 2021, with an average annual growth rate of -7%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 40.

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Auction Results

Auction Date	Auction House	Artwork
January 2024	Phillips London - United Kingdom	Imagine You Are Walking - Signed Print
March 2021	Bonhams Los Angeles - United States	Imagine You Are Walking - Signed Print
March 2011	Lempertz, Cologne - Germany	Imagine You Are Walking - Signed Print
March 2010	Bonhams Knightsbridge - United Kingdom	Imagine You Are Walking - Signed Print

Meaning & Analysis

Imagine You Are Walking is a screen print, released in 1998 in an edition of 40, by British artist Julian Opie. Opie’s deliberately bland imagery provides pared down visual symbols derived from everyday experiences.

This print depicts a succession of white walls, with entry points leading off in different directions, as well as a black floor and pale blue sky. The minimalist style and flat planes of colour, with an absence of any detail, is typical of Opie’s style, which takes inspiration from sources as diverse as Pop Art, Egyptian Hieroglyphics and Japanese Manga cartoons.

The dark grey road extends in perspectival gradation from the foreground to a vanishing point in the centre of the image. Deriving his imagery from immediate personal experience, Opie then depersonalises this, offering the viewer a commodity; that of being able to make their own personal imaginative journey. Emptied of human presence or details, his imagery is universal.

Julian Opie, born in 1958, dances through the contemporary art scene with a distinctive digital allure. A trailblazer of the 1980s New British Sculpture movement, Opie's work is a highly stylised blend of Pop Art and minimalism which navigates the intersection of technology and visual expression. From his early experiments with computer-generated art to his iconic portraits and animated installations, Opie's work exudes a captivating simplicity. His signature style, marked by bold lines and reduced forms, is internationally recognisable and has made him a key player in British contemporary art.

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