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New York Couple 2 - Signed Print by Julian Opie 2019 - MyArtBroker

New York Couple 2
Signed Print

Julian Opie

£4,600-£7,000Value Indicator

$9,000-$14,000 Value Indicator

$8,500-$12,500 Value Indicator

¥40,000-¥60,000 Value Indicator

5,500-8,500 Value Indicator

$45,000-$70,000 Value Indicator

¥890,000-¥1,350,000 Value Indicator

$5,500-$8,500 Value Indicator

-4% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 55

Year: 2019

Size: H 125cm x W 91cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Julian Opie's New York Couple 2, a signed screenprint from 2019, is estimated to be worth between £4,600 and £7,000. This artwork has shown consistent value, having been sold 5 times at auction since its entry to the market in June 2020. The hammer price over the past 12 months has ranged from £5,500 in August 2020 to £6,000 in February 2021. The average annual growth rate of this piece is -4% and the edition size is limited to 55.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2023Bonhams New York United States
February 2023Phillips New York United States
May 2021Bonhams New York United States
April 2021Wright United States
February 2021Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
August 2020Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
June 2020Bonhams New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

New York Couple 2 uses varying tones of blue across the entire print, setting the full-length figures in profile against a light blue backdrop and their clothes rendered in blue hues. Speaking of his depictions of people from photographs taken in public, Opie has said, “Each figure throws up surprises and opportunities that I could not invent – a tattoo or a tasselled dress, a goatee or the logo on a T-shirt.”

Captured in the artist’s structured and graphic visual language, New York Couple 2 encapsulates contemporary life in New York in a way that makes the viewer think about their own body in relation to the compelling image. Opie rationalises the human form in a decidedly stylised manner, striking a balance between the soft and human, and the hard and artificial, producing an uncanny effect. Undertaking a task that has preoccupied artists for generations, Opie captures modern life in an entirely unique way.