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Tourist With Phone - Signed Print by Julian Opie 2014 - MyArtBroker

Tourist With Phone
Signed Print

Julian Opie

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 20

Year: 2014

Size: H 88cm x W 62cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Julian Opie’s Tourist With Phone (signed) is estimated to be worth between £2,950 and £4,400. This screenprint, created in 2014, has shown consistent value growth since its first sale in June 2016. This work is a rare addition to the market, with an auction history of one sale. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 20.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
June 2016Bonhams New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Opie’s Tourist series shows various people on the streets of London in colourful clothes and with no facial details, yet each appears as a distinct individual with personality. Tourist With Phone conveys the idea of a young man in a city he doesn’t know, looking intently at his phone to figure out where to go next. This portrait is instantly recognisable, an archetypal image of a young person in London, but at the same time is a distinct portrait of an individual.

Tourist With Phone plays into ideas that interest Opie around the sitter refusing the viewers gaze, something that one experiences when wandering the streets of a city. The notion of the sitter refusing to have their portrait made injects the print with a melancholic drama that would not otherwise be felt if the sitter’s face was seen. This sense of melancholy is further emphasised by the sitter’s barely-there facial features, distinguished only by his sunglasses.