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Beggar
Signed Spray Paint

Stik

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58 x 66cm, Edition of 25, Spray Paint

Medium: Spray Paint

Edition size: 25

Year: 2009

Size: H 58cm x W 66cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Spray Paint

Last Auction: June 2022

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
June 2022
Christie's London
United Kingdom
$26,000
$30,000
$40,000
March 2021
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
November 2019
Artcurial
France
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The value of Stik's Beggar (signed) is estimated to be worth between £13,500 and £21,000. This spray paint artwork, created in 2009, 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 initial sale on 5th November 2019. In the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £24,192 in June 2022 to £30,000 in March 2021. The average return to the seller over this period has been £23,031. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 25.

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Meaning & Analysis

Himself homeless in East London in the early days of his art career, Stik has made it his mission to draw attention to the plight of the homeless. He has noted that the way in which his stickmen lack mouths underlines  the voicelessness of the homeless in urban society despite their visibility on the streets. Much like The Big Issue, Beggar evinces the artist’s solidarity with the urban dispossessed.

Beggar is somewhat  unique in terms of medium in Stik’s oeuvre as one of his few commercially available  woodcuts by Stik, alongside Onbu. While experimentation is never far from Stik’s practice  (his exhibition Walk includes a piece made out of a traffic light), this woodcut is a rare find in a collection dominated by screen prints.

  • London-based street artist, Stik, is celebrated for his distinctive and minimalistic style. By solely using simple, stick-figures, Stik is able to convey profound messages through his work and advocate for marginalised social communities. Inclusivity and resilience underpin his iconic stick-figure motif, with the likes of Liberty and Single Mum promoting empathy and human connection. Having been homeless when starting out as a graffiti artist, Stik developed an affinity to the Hackney community who helped him find his feet, and he now sees his street art as a way to give back to those who helped him.