Cityscape
Signed Print

Name: Cityscape
Brand: Julian Opie
Rating: 4.9 (226 reviews)

Julian Opie

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 40

Year: 1999

Size: H 60cm x W 143cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Julian Opie's Cityscape (signed) is estimated to be worth between £2,450 and £3,650. This screenprint, created in 1999, has shown consistent value growth since its first sale on 17th March 2010. This is a rare artwork with an auction history of one sale. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 40.

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Auction Results

Auction Date	Auction House	Artwork	Hammer Price	Return to Seller	Buyer Paid
March 2010	Bonhams Knightsbridge - United Kingdom	Cityscape - Signed Print

Meaning & Analysis

Cityscape, executed by Julian Opie in 1991 and released in an edition of 40, depicts a street scene from a busy urban metropolis. Figures, executed in Opie’s iconic minimalist style, walk towards the viewer, as if crossing a busy road. The background, composed of numerous buildings, are similarly reductive in style, composed of simple geometric shapes.

Opie typically brings time honoured artistic movements into the 21st century, such as Japanese woodblock printing and Egyptian hieroglyphics, as he continues to push the boundaries of traditional ‘artistic’ practice. Through a refined, graphic style, Opie distils the visual information of everyday life and reality into a universal language of signs and symbols.

Julian Opie, born in 1958, dances through the contemporary art scene with a distinctive digital allure. A trailblazer of the 1980s New British Sculpture movement, Opie's work is a highly stylised blend of Pop Art and minimalism which navigates the intersection of technology and visual expression. From his early experiments with computer-generated art to his iconic portraits and animated installations, Opie's work exudes a captivating simplicity. His signature style, marked by bold lines and reduced forms, is internationally recognisable and has made him a key player in British contemporary art.

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