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Gay Black Cats MC - Embroidery by Grayson Perry 2017 - MyArtBroker

Gay Black Cats MC
Embroidery

Grayson Perry

£5,500-£8,500Value Indicator

$11,000-$17,000 Value Indicator

$9,500-$15,000 Value Indicator

¥50,000-¥80,000 Value Indicator

6,500-10,000 Value Indicator

$50,000-$80,000 Value Indicator

¥1,060,000-¥1,640,000 Value Indicator

$7,000-$10,500 Value Indicator

17% AAGR

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Medium: Embroidery

Edition size: 150

Year: 2017

Size: H 97cm x W 148cm

Signed: No

Format: Embroidery

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The value of Grayson Perry's Gay Black Cats MC, an unsigned embroidery artwork from 2017, is estimated to be worth between £5,500 and £8,500. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £2,800 in May 2020 to £5,500 in July 2022. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an impressive average annual growth rate of 17%. This is a popular piece with 23 total sales since its entry to the market in January 2018. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 150.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
July 2022Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers United Kingdom
September 2021Sotheby's London United Kingdom
May 2020Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
March 2020Sotheby's London United Kingdom
January 2020Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
December 2019Piasa France
May 2019Bonhams Knightsbridge United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

The artist handmade this limited-edition flag on the occasion of one of his most important shows, The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever!, held at the Serpentine Galleries between June and September 2017. As in many of Perry’s other works, the work is replete with art historical references. The flag presents the viewer with a portrayal of two rebellious cats, which Perry imagined belonging to an imaginary motorcycle gang. The artist drew inspiration from 18th-century Asafo flags produced in modern-day Ghana by the Fante people. A key item of Asafo regalia, the Asafo flags have a rich and interesting cultural history and began to be produced upon the arrival of Europeans in Ghana in the 17th century. Traditionally, the flags are made on the occasion of the investiture of a new captain and are then shown around on special occasions, such as celebrations, funerals or processions. This work displays the magnitude of Perry’s endeavours and engagement with a broader art historical tradition that defies and goes beyond the Eurocentrism of Western art history to include other rich cultural traditions.

The highest value realised for a work by Grayson Perry was in October 2017, when I Want To Be An Artist fetched £632,750 at Christie's, London. The values achieved for Perry's work at auction regularly land in the hundreds of thousands of pounds.

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