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Fragment 3 - Signed Print by Bridget Riley 1965 - MyArtBroker

Fragment 3
Signed Print

Bridget Riley

£18,000-£27,000Value Indicator

$35,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

$35,000-$50,000 Value Indicator

¥170,000-¥260,000 Value Indicator

21,000-30,000 Value Indicator

$190,000-$280,000 Value Indicator

¥3,480,000-¥5,230,000 Value Indicator

$24,000-$35,000 Value Indicator

-8% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 75

Year: 1965

Size: H 61cm x W 79cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Bridget Riley's Fragment 3, a signed screenprint from 1965, is estimated to be worth between £18,000 and £27,000. Over the past five years, the hammer price has varied from £7,056 in September 2022 to £35,000 in September 2022. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 6%. This work has a strong auction history, having been sold 32 times since its entry to the market in November 2003. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 75.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
March 2024Christie's London United Kingdom
September 2023Christie's London United Kingdom
September 2022Christie's London United Kingdom
September 2022Sotheby's London United Kingdom
March 2022Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom
September 2021Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
April 2021Sworders United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Creating a dizzying effect on the viewer, the patterns appear to oscillate and vibrate on the two-dimensional surface. In Fragment 3, a chevron form is repeated, with the angles of each chevron warped at different angles. As the pattern seems to move across the page, the viewer is disorientated: typical of Riley’s monochromatic, illusionistic works.

Keen to stimulate the viewer's imagination and query the act of perception, Riley’s iconic style explores the dynamic potentialities of optical phenomena. These zingy, geometric designs seek to recreate the sensational effects felt when regarding natural phenomena: dazzling sunlight or waves rippling on the shore, in non-representational compositions. It is through these black and white paintings that Riley achieved notoriety: only after fifteen years did the artist employ the use of colour.

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