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Gay Black Cats MC
Embroidery

Grayson Perry

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97 x 148cm, Edition of 150, Embroidery

Medium: Embroidery

Edition size: 150

Year: 2017

Size: H 97cm x W 148cm

Signed: No

Format: Embroidery

Last Auction: July 2022

Value Trend:

45% AAGR

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
July 2022
Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers
United Kingdom
$5,500
$6,500
$8,500
September 2021
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
May 2020
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
March 2020
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
January 2020
Forum Auctions London
United Kingdom
December 2019
Piasa
France
May 2019
Bonhams Knightsbridge
United Kingdom
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The value of Grayson Perry’s Gay Black Cats MC (unsigned) is estimated to be worth between £10,000 and £14,500. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £4,200 in September 2021 to £5,500 in July 2022. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an impressive average annual growth rate of 45%. This work has a strong auction history, having been sold 13 times since its initial sale in January 2018. The edition size of this piece is limited to 150.

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Meaning & Analysis

The artist handmade this limited-edition flag on the occasion of one of his most important shows, The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever!, held at the Serpentine Galleries between June and September 2017. As in many of Perry’s other works, the work is replete with art historical references. The flag presents the viewer with a portrayal of two rebellious cats, which Perry imagined belonging to an imaginary motorcycle gang. The artist drew inspiration from 18th-century Asafo flags produced in modern-day Ghana by the Fante people. A key item of Asafo regalia, the Asafo flags have a rich and interesting cultural history and began to be produced upon the arrival of Europeans in Ghana in the 17th century. Traditionally, the flags are made on the occasion of the investiture of a new captain and are then shown around on special occasions, such as celebrations, funerals or processions. This work displays the magnitude of Perry’s endeavours and engagement with a broader art historical tradition that defies and goes beyond the Eurocentrism of Western art history to include other rich cultural traditions.

The highest value realised for a work by Grayson Perry was in October 2017, when I Want To Be An Artist fetched £632,750 at Christie's, London. The values achieved for Perry's work at auction regularly land in the hundreds of thousands of pounds.