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Shade - Signed Print by Bridget Riley 1992 - MyArtBroker

Shade
Signed Print

Bridget Riley

£5,500-£8,000Value Indicator

$11,500-$16,000 Value Indicator

$10,000-$15,000 Value Indicator

¥50,000-¥80,000 Value Indicator

6,500-9,000 Value Indicator

$60,000-$80,000 Value Indicator

¥1,090,000-¥1,590,000 Value Indicator

$7,500-$11,000 Value Indicator

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48 x 33cm, Edition of 75, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 75
Year: 1992
Size: H 48cm x W 33cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: December 2024
Value Trend:
-3% AAGR

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

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Auction Results

Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
December 2024
Bonhams Knightsbridge
United Kingdom
$6,500
$7,500
$9,500
October 2023
Sotheby's New York
United States
March 2019
Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh
United Kingdom
May 2017
Chiswick Auctions
United Kingdom
February 2013
Bonhams Knightsbridge
United Kingdom
September 2010
Christie's London
United Kingdom
April 2007
Christie's London
United Kingdom
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The value of Bridget Riley's Shade (signed) is estimated to be worth between £5,500 and £8,000. Over the past 12 months, the artwork has sold once, with an average selling price of £6,000. In the last five years, the hammer price has varied from £6,000 in December 2024 to £7,471 in October 2023. This work demonstrates an average annual growth rate of -3%. This screenprint has an auction history of 11 total sales since its entry to the market in June 2004. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 75.

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Meaning & Analysis

When discussing the series of prints featuring zigs or rhomboids, Riley stated their compositions were intended to be like ‘a coherent fabric of colour which advances and recedes in planes’. By cutting across the main bands, the diagonal shapes suggest layers of receding space. In Shade, these forms are larger blocks of colour. The composition is essentially a closer look at one section of another print belonging to the series.

By fashioning this innovative rhomboid form Riley claims a “whole new field of relationships opened up”. When enlarged, such as in Shade, these forms take up different positions in space. Ultimately, these shapes serve several functions: “they can change scale, harmonise or contrast with one another, repeat, echo,’create places’, etc.” Across her oeuvre, Riley teases out the different energies inherent in varying tonalities, delighting in the push-and-pull created through the juxtaposition of competing colours.

  • Bridget Riley, a leading figure in the British Op-Art movement, has captivated audiences with her abstract paintings and prints that challenge visual perception. Born in London, 1931, Riley’s artistic journey evolved from semi-Impressionist beginnings to geometric mastery, significantly influencing modern art. Her groundbreaking artworks, from Movement In Squares to the vibrant Stripes series, explore optical phenomena and colour dynamics, creating mesmerising, dizzying effects. With a prolific career spanning over seven decades, Riley’s innovative designs and perceptual disruptions continue to shape contemporary British art, solidifying her enduring influence in the realm of abstract and modern art.

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