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Invader

Astro Boy Signed Print

Astro Boy

Invader

Astro Boy
Signed Print

Name: Astro Boy
Brand: Invader
Rating: 5 (233 reviews)

Invader

£2,550-£3,850Value Indicator

$5,500-$8,000 Value Indicator

$4,750-$7,000 Value Indicator

¥25,000-¥35,000 Value Indicator

€3,050-€4,600 Value Indicator

$27,000-$40,000 Value Indicator

¥490,000-¥750,000 Value Indicator

$3,400-$5,000 Value Indicator

-13% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 2014

Size: H 50cm x W 35cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Invader's Astro Boy (signed) is a screenprint from 2014, estimated to be worth between £2,550 and £3,850. This artwork has been sold 4 times at auction since its initial sale on 22nd October 2016. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £3,452 in January 2024 to £10,137 in October 2021. The average annual growth rate of this work is -13%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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Auction Results

Auction Date	Auction House	Location
January 2024	SBI Art Auction	Japan
October 2021	Digard	France
May 2018	Artcurial	France
October 2016	Julien's Auctions	United States

Meaning & Analysis

Astro Boy is a signed screen print made by the ground-breaking French street artist Invader in 2014. The print comes in an edition size of 50 and depicts the protagonist of Osamu Tezuka’s popular manga series, Astro Boy, which dates back to the 1950s but is still very popular today. Against a backdrop composed of white squares with blue outlines, Invader produces a drawing of Astro Boy by colouring in various squares using pink, red, green and black. The simple style resonates with the 8-bit visual register of the arcade games that played a significant role in Invader’s development as an artist.

In this print, Astro Boy’s full body is captured at the bottom-right of the composition. Invader draws two other iterations of Astro Boy, one which captures just his head, and another which captures his head and torso. By producing these different versions of the character, Invader draws attention towards his creative process and the way in which he approaches his drawings and the stages involved in their composition.

While Invader is a critically acclaimed artist, his true identity is unknown. Invader calls himself an ‘Unidentified Free Artist’ and tries to preserve his anonymity, like British street artist Banksy. Discussing the reason behind this, Invader explains, in part, it is because it means 'I can visit my own exhibitions without any visitors knowing who I really am even if I stand a few steps away from them’.

Anonymous street artist Invader adopted his pseudonym from the 1978 arcade game, Space Invaders, and has continually paid homage to retro, 8-bit video games throughout his career. His work has evolved from the original Space Invader motif since the early 2000s, with other icons such as Pac-Man, Pink Panther and even the Rubik’s Cube becoming staples in his imagery. Invading urban landscapes with his distinctive pixelated mosaic creations, Invader transcends the boundaries of traditional street art by combining playful nostalgia with an urban twist. His unique fusion of retro aesthetics and contemporary commentary has solidified his place in the global art scene.

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