Name: View Of Loop Bridge Seen From Route 41 In The Seven Falls Area
Brand: Julian Opie
Rating: 5 (233 reviews)

Track auction value trend

The value of Julian Opie's View Of Loop Bridge Seen From Route 41 In The Seven Falls Area, a signed lenticular artwork from 2009, is estimated to be worth between £1,900 and £2,900. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £1,700 in January 2024 to £2,200 in September 2023. This artwork has shown a consistent value growth with an average annual growth rate of 5%. This work has an auction history of three total sales since its entry to the market in October 2016. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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January 2024

Phillips London

United Kingdom

September 2023

Phillips London

United Kingdom

October 2016

Phillips New York

United States

Meaning & Analysis

Typical of the artist’s landscape prints produced throughout his career, View Of Loop Bridge Seen From Route 42 In The Seven Falls Area, is a print from Julian Opie’s Japanese Landscapes series (2009). This print is indicative of Opie’s extensive knowledge of Japanese art, taking inspiration from the woodblock prints of Utagawa Hiroshige.

Opie explores the idea of travel and motion in View Of Loop Bridge Seen From Route 42 In The Seven Falls Area by presenting a seemingly endless view of the road ahead, focusing on the white lines that mark the tarmac. The landscape that lies either side of the road is void of detail and subtlety, marked only with a few road signs, thus reflecting the way in which car travel provokes a state of distraction amidst an overwhelming scene of visual stimuli.

View Of Loop Bridge Seen From Route 42 In The Seven Falls Area consciously reflects the work of Hiroshige in its verticality through the horizontal format, cropping, colour gradation and strips of calligraphy. Opie identifies with this aesthetic that holds a sense of stripped-down flatness that lends itself to reproduction. The print’s lack of preciousness, reminiscent of 19th century Japanese woodblocks, works to challenge the existing artistic paradigm in its relation to the smallness of human achievement.