The World's Largest Modern & Contemporary Prints & Editions Platform
The Beginning Of Me - Signed Print by Tracey Emin 2012 - MyArtBroker

The Beginning Of Me
Signed Print

Tracey Emin

£1,000-£1,550Value Indicator

$2,000-$3,100 Value Indicator

$1,800-$2,800 Value Indicator

¥9,000-¥14,000 Value Indicator

1,200-1,850 Value Indicator

$10,000-$15,000 Value Indicator

¥190,000-¥290,000 Value Indicator

$1,250-$1,950 Value Indicator

4% AAGR

AAGR (5 years) This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

There aren't enough data points on this work for a comprehensive result. Please speak to a specialist by making an enquiry.

Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 175

Year: 2012

Size: H 46cm x W 52cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

TradingFloor

1 in network
1 want this
Find out how Buying or Selling works.
Track this artwork in realtime

Watch artwork, manage valuations, track your portfolio and return against your collection

Track auction value trend

The value of Tracey Emin's The Beginning Of Me (signed) is estimated to be worth between £1,000 and £1,550. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 4%. This work has an auction history of 13 total sales since its entry to the market in September 2015. In the last 12 months, the average selling price was £1,200 across 1 sale. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £1,100 in January 2022 to £1,800 in February 2023. The average return to the seller over this period has been £1,263. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 175.

Unlock up-to-the-minute market data on Tracey Emin's The Beginning Of Me, login or create a free account today

Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
June 2024Phillips London United Kingdom
October 2023Ewbank's United Kingdom
June 2023Phillips London United Kingdom
February 2023Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
July 2022Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
April 2022Bonhams Knightsbridge United Kingdom
January 2022Forum Auctions London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Of this passionate self-portrait, Emin has described herself as being “slightly embarrassed by its openness, almost like an invitation”. Inspired by a series of drawings the artist made back in 2006, this print is therefore a collaborative work between Emin past and present. By referring to this drawing made six years before the screenprint, Emin imagines herself “from a long time ago, a time when I felt very different. A time when sex was all important and primal”.

While sex has indeed always been a crucial element of Emin’s life and art, her attitude towards her own sexual energy has developed throughout her lifetime and career. The Beginning Of Me is a rather unusual work because Emin usually draws herself in the present rather than working from older studies of herself. By referring to preliminary drawings made in her younger years, this screenprint therefore offers viewers a glimpse into Emin’s self-exploration through her practice.

  • Tracey Emin, born in 1963, stands as a fearless provocateur in the contemporary art scene. A trailblazer of the Young British Artists (YBA) movement in the late 1980s, the artist has sparked conversation and controversy for decades. Confronting themes of love, trauma and femininity with great vulnerability, Emin's work is a visceral tapestry of her life and has forged an intimate dialogue between artist and audience. In 1999, this raw approach to storytelling won her a nomination to the Turner Prize and, in 2007, it got her a coveted spot as a Royal Academician at the Royal Academy of Arts (RA).