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Untitled Wave - Signed Print by Bridget Riley 1975 - MyArtBroker

Untitled Wave
Signed Print

Bridget Riley

£6,500-£9,500Value Indicator

$13,000-$19,000 Value Indicator

$11,500-$17,000 Value Indicator

¥60,000-¥90,000 Value Indicator

8,000-11,500 Value Indicator

$60,000-$90,000 Value Indicator

¥1,230,000-¥1,800,000 Value Indicator

$8,000-$12,000 Value Indicator

44% 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: 400

Year: 1975

Size: H 12cm x W 48cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Bridget Riley's Untitled Wave, a signed screenprint from 1975, is estimated to be worth between £6,500 and £9,500. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £3,800 in April 2022 to £7,500 in December 2021. This artwork has shown strong value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 46%. This piece has an impressive auction history, having been sold 20 times at auction since its initial sale in September 1997. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 400.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
June 2024Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
June 2023Koller Zurich Switzerland
June 2022Germann Auctions Switzerland
April 2022Bonhams Knightsbridge United Kingdom
December 2021Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
September 2018Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
June 2017Karl & Faber Germany

Meaning & Analysis

Untitled Wave features eight lines undulating horizontally across the surface of the print, each line composed of three colours which alternate at varying intervals, creating a sensation of gentle movement. Riley consciously selected mixed hues, rather than pure colours, in the Waves series, in order to maximise the interaction between the lines and tones in the eye of the viewer.

Executed between the 1970s and 1980s, Riley’s Waves works fizz with optical effervescence as the lines ripple like waves on the shore. Despite being non-representational in its degree of abstraction, in Untitled Wave Riley takes inspiration from her childhood spent in Cornwall having fled war-torn London. Throughout her subsequent artistic career, Riley has sought to recreate the sensations felt when one is amongst and viewing the natural world, of which Untitled Waves is a prime example.

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