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Samson’s Nostalgia Trap - Signed Print by Conor Harrington 2014 - MyArtBroker

Samson’s Nostalgia Trap
Signed Print

Conor Harrington

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 200

Year: 2014

Size: H 74cm x W 100cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Conor Harrington's Samson’s Nostalgia Trap (signed) is estimated to be worth between £800 and £1,250. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 6%. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £480 in May 2020 to £930 in December 2020. This work has an auction history of 10 total sales since its initial entry to the market in June 2018. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 200.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
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Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
June 2023Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
June 2023Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
March 2023Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
March 2023Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
December 2020Artcurial France
June 2020Chiswick Auctions United Kingdom
May 2020Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Replete with historical references and allegorical elements, Samson’s Nostalgia Trap (2014) was created shortly after The Unveiling (2014), and as such, represents the artist’s further foray into the questions of cultural stereotypes, sexuality, and body image. In comparison with The Unveiling that was also exhibited during Harrington’s New York exhibition, the gender roles here appear reversed. The main agent in the scene appears to be the naked woman who, sitting boldly upwards, caresses the head of a man as he rests on her thighs. A crumpled United Nations flag dangles from the wooden table, around which the human figures in the print are centred. An ambiguous lustre surface occupies a large space of the floor and appears to dissolve objects that came into contact with it, including the recognizable blue flag. Linking contemporary themes to a broad historical perspective, the print represents Harrington’s ongoing scrutiny of what he described as the "empire and cycles of power".