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Crane - Signed Print by Tracey Emin 2015 - MyArtBroker

Crane
Signed Print

Tracey Emin

£950-£1,450Value Indicator

$1,900-$2,850 Value Indicator

$1,700-$2,600 Value Indicator

¥8,500-¥13,500 Value Indicator

1,150-1,750 Value Indicator

$9,500-$14,500 Value Indicator

¥180,000-¥270,000 Value Indicator

$1,200-$1,850 Value Indicator

2% AAGR

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Medium: Woodcut

Edition size: 50

Year: 2015

Size: H 39cm x W 46cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Tracey Emin's Crane (signed) is estimated to be worth between £950 and £1,450. This woodcut artwork, created in 2015, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 2%. This work has a strong auction history, having been sold 5 times at auction since its initial sale on 29th February 2016. In the last 12 months, the hammer price has ranged from £700 in August 2021 to £1,400 in February 2022. The average annual growth rate of this work is £2%. This work is part of a limited edition of 50.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
November 2023Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
February 2022Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
August 2020Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
July 2019Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
February 2016Whyte's Ireland
September 2015Bonhams Knightsbridge United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

True to her typically playful use of words, Emin chose the title Crane as she pictures herself with one leg thrust vertically in the air like the bird she references. By carving a series of fine lines into her woodblock, Emin carefully delineates her figure with simple yet evocative mark making. By thickly layering black ink onto the woodblock during the printing process, Emin created an ambient interplay between light and texture which is quite unlike her usual style. Crane is an instance of experimentation for Emin, as she reduces her nude form to effortlessly suggestive lines.

  • 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).

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