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New York Couple 8 - Signed Print by Julian Opie 2019 - MyArtBroker

New York Couple 8
Signed Print

Julian Opie

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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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The value of Julian Opie’s New York Couple 8 (signed) is estimated to be worth between £12,000 and £18,000. This screenprint, created in 2019, has shown consistent value growth since its first sale in October 2020. This work has an auction history of two sales, both occurring in the last 12 months, with a hammer price of £9,281 in October 2020. The average annual growth rate of this work is 23%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 55.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
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October 2020Bonhams New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Opie creates a tension between the specific and the generic in his New York Couple series, using the title to suggest the whereabouts of the figures whilst setting them against a plain, blue backdrop with no specificity. This tension is further explored in Opie's attention to detail in clothing, hair and body shape makes each figure unique. At the same time the figures are anonymised in rendering them faceless with a blank circle as a head.

Captured in the artist’s structured and graphic visual language, New York Couple 8 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.

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