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Passing By - Signed Print by Bridget Riley 2005 - MyArtBroker

Passing By
Signed Print

Bridget Riley

£7,500-£11,000Value Indicator

$15,000-$22,000 Value Indicator

$13,500-$20,000 Value Indicator

¥70,000-¥100,000 Value Indicator

9,000-13,000 Value Indicator

$70,000-$110,000 Value Indicator

¥1,430,000-¥2,100,000 Value Indicator

$9,500-$14,000 Value Indicator

4% 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: 2005

Size: H 28cm x W 84cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Bridget Riley's Passing By (signed) is a screenprint from 2005, with an estimated value of £7,500 to £11,000. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 4%. Passing By has an auction history of four total sales since its entry to the market on 6th July 2017. The hammer price over the past 12 months has ranged from £6,000 in September 2024 to £7,500 in June 2022. 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
December 2024Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
September 2022Phillips London United Kingdom
June 2022Phillips London United Kingdom
July 2017Forum Auctions London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

In the late 1990s, Riley began working on a series of paintings in which curved blocks of colour were positioned using an underlying grid of verticals and diagonals that moved in parallel across the surface. Of this form, Riley has said it is “wonderfully fluid, supple and strong, it can twist and bend, flow and sway, sometimes with the diagonal, sometimes against, so that the tempo is either accelerated or held back, delayed”.

Passing By, despite being non-representational in its degree of abstraction, is reminiscent of Riley’s childhood experiences of growing up in the natural beauty of the Cornish countryside. Additionally, with an interest in colour and shape, Riley adopted the curved form to permit this. Through using basic geometry to explore visual relationships between figure and ground, Riley planned extensively with scaled drawings and paper models in the lead up to the execution of the final work.

  • Bridget Riley, a leading figure in the British Op-Art movement, has captivated audiences with her abstract paintings and prints that challenge visual perception. Born in London, 1931, Riley’s artistic journey evolved from semi-Impressionist beginnings to geometric mastery, significantly influencing modern art. Her groundbreaking artworks, from Movement In Squares to the vibrant Stripes series, explore optical phenomena and colour dynamics, creating mesmerising, dizzying effects. With a prolific career spanning over seven decades, Riley’s innovative designs and perceptual disruptions continue to shape contemporary British art, solidifying her enduring influence in the realm of abstract and modern art.

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