Felicia
Felicia
Signed Print
Julian Opie
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Medium: Digital Print
Edition size: 40
Year: 2011
Size: H 106cm x W 69cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| December 2021 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| September 2016 | Sotheby's Online | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
Felicia is a print from 2011 by Julian Opie that shows a three-quarter length portrait of an elegantly dressed woman. Depicted in bright colours and thick dark outlines, Opie reworks his trademark style of a simplified figure and floating circular head by adding details such as long hair and opulent clothing.
The sitter is seen facing to her right and looking out to the viewer, placing a sparkling bracelet over her wrist. Felicia exudes opulence through Opie’s use of rich colour, drapery and the hints of sparkle in the sitter’s jewellery and dress. This print is exemplary of the way in which Opie distinguishes between the figures that populate his world through clever use of clothing, colour and hair.
Opie’s portrait is largely anonymised aside from the print’s title and distinguishing details of clothing and hair. This is indicative of the way in which Opie represents his figure’s as predetermined ‘types’, Felicia fulfilling the stereotype of a beautiful, rich woman. Of this Opie has said, "I think the whole notion we carry of people as examples of types is very interesting… There are some key famous people who become these types and I want to extend that really so that everybody is a type if you draw them in the way that I do."