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Samson’s Nostalgia Trap - Signed Print by Conor Harrington 2014 - MyArtBroker

Samson’s Nostalgia Trap
Signed Print

Conor Harrington

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74 x 100cm, Edition of 200, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 200
Year: 2014
Size: H 74cm x W 100cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: March 2023
Value Trend:
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Location
Return to Seller
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Buyer Paid
March 2023
Tate Ward Auctions
United Kingdom
£595
£700
£875
December 2020
Artcurial
France
June 2020
Chiswick Auctions
United Kingdom
May 2020
Tate Ward Auctions
United Kingdom
November 2019
Tate Ward Auctions
United Kingdom
April 2019
Tate Ward Auctions
United Kingdom
December 2018
Chiswick Auctions
United Kingdom
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The value of Conor Harrington's Samson’s Nostalgia Trap (signed) is estimated to be worth between £800 and £1,250. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 6%. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £480 in May 2020 to £930 in December 2020. This work has an auction history of 10 total sales since its initial entry to the market in June 2018. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 200.

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Meaning & Analysis

Replete with historical references and allegorical elements, Samson’s Nostalgia Trap (2014) was created shortly after The Unveiling (2014), and as such, represents the artist’s further foray into the questions of cultural stereotypes, sexuality, and body image. In comparison with The Unveiling that was also exhibited during Harrington’s New York exhibition, the gender roles here appear reversed. The main agent in the scene appears to be the naked woman who, sitting boldly upwards, caresses the head of a man as he rests on her thighs. A crumpled United Nations flag dangles from the wooden table, around which the human figures in the print are centred. An ambiguous lustre surface occupies a large space of the floor and appears to dissolve objects that came into contact with it, including the recognizable blue flag. Linking contemporary themes to a broad historical perspective, the print represents Harrington’s ongoing scrutiny of what he described as the "empire and cycles of power".

  • Irish-born artist, Conor Harrington, transcends artistic boundaries with his dynamic visual language. Born in 1980, Harrington seamlessly melds classical painting styles with more contemporary, abstract techniques. His monumental works weave narratives around gender, identity and social commentary, whilst his visual language brings together the old and the new, and draws parallels between cultural issues that transcend time. Harrington's bold strokes combined with subtle detail provoke introspection and have the ability to command attention in both urban and gallery spaces. This unique fusion of street and canvas cements Harrington's legacy in the urban art scene.