Julian Opie 🇬🇧 Statuette • Pop Art Portrait • Lenticular

[Winter]

Not mine as I already have one but this is an excellent price for this piece
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[craigf]

only just seen this and it has finished already. Seems a cool piece, somewhat different to the norm ;D

[afroken]

Huge Julian Opie screen print for sale, number 6 from an edition of 50. Full provenance from Alan Christea gallery.

Framed by John Jones to Opie's exact specification in a stunning hand finished chocolate brown and silver gilt frame.

Signed and numbered on the reverse (the frame has a cutout so you can see it)
Dimensions: 132 x 97 cm

I'm selling it for what it cost me 2 years ago: £4,000

[afroken]

bump

[Poppy Sunshine]

Julian Opie stuff is really growing on me after seeing it first hand at Alan Christies about 3 years ago.
Not something I want to put 4k into at this moment but nevertheless a lovely thing and I bet it's much more impressive in the flesh.
Good luck with it.

[afroken]

Thanks Poppy.

I'm open to offers and swaps. Try me.

[afroken]

Bringing this one back from the dead.

I was in Alan Christea the other day and they have another (smaller and not as nice) print from this series for £6,250.

THIS is a bargain.

(open to swap offers)

[rydal]

Is this one "Ruth Smoking"?

[afroken]

It is indeed part of the Ruth Smoking series. There are 5 in total. The gallery has 2 of them left at £6250 a piece:

www.alancristea.com/pages/gallery/ruth-smoking5014.php

[pezlow]

I do like opie, can't afford this but good luck with the sale - a very good price for a great piece of art.

I'm gonna try and get an opie at RCA secret if I can work out which ones he did

[craigf]

Knowing you Pezlow you'll manage to nail it

I think this is a very nice piece, clean, simple and cool ;D If I had a piece of equal value I'd be offering a trade at least

[megaelch]

you have a pm ...

[afroken]

Pez, Craig, thanks for your comments.

Pez, I never go to RCA Secret, but I always play online, and Opie always manages to fool. I've not guessed one once. Good luck though, you've definitely got the gift.

I'm going to stick this baby on eBay this weekend with a low BIN and see if anyone bites. The weird thing is that we're all so hung up on urban artists on this forum that no-one has noticed how Opie works have gone up five fold in the last couple of years, along with many other artists of course. We live in a little bubble of indifference here.

Craigf, you're quite right. It's simple and cool, and close up you can really appreciate the glossy cleanliness of its lines. It makes for a screen print with lots of depth and that makes absolute sense to its medium. It's not a reproduction, but a work of art in its own right in a way that only Opie can achieve.

Anyway, I'll shut up now. This thing is leaning against my wall and in danger of leaving a permanent trench in my carpet , so someone buy / swap it

[craigf]

Nov 5, 2008 23:14:16 GMT 1 afroken said:

Anyway, I'll shut up now. This thing is leaning against my wall and in danger of leaving a permanent trench in my carpet , so someone buy / swap it

I have a Grin Reaper leaning against my desk which is likely to do the same thing if I don't get off my backside and move on a few pieces!

[pezlow]

Afroken you really should try and make it down for this year's show. It is well worth the effort and it would be great to see you there.

I'll grant you that the opies last year were impossible to spot. But trust me the ones in previous years have been a lot easier

Here's one example

[afroken]

When is it this year? I'm not a great one for queues, which is why I've never been.

[pezlow]

Sale is on 22 November

www.rca.ac.uk/secret

[pezlow]

You might have recognised this one from a previous sale as well

[craigf]

Just realised I am going to be at the Rugby on the 22nd so can't make the sale.

Pez, be a sport and get me an Opie or Hirst pls

[pezlow]

The sale opens at 8am craig. Doubt the rugby starts that early

[craigf]

But you'll be up anyway Perry The match I'm going to is in Gloucester so it may be an early start, if not however I will try and get there ;D

[pezlow]

Nov 7, 2008 22:09:30 GMT 1 biggie said:

pez how much work do you put into it? any secrets you wanna pm me

A lot, but I enjoy it. pm your guesses Bigman when the cards go live on friday on the rca website and I will tell you whether I think you are right or not

[Winter]

Reluctantly selling one of my Julian Opie pieces. It is perfect, as new condition and is being listed with a 99p start and no reserve.

cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230336638262

[pezlow]

Winter that is pretty brave selling it with no reserve! Hope you get a reasonable price for it mate.

[Ruggs]

Incredible piece of artwork. Bizarre and brilliant!

[Winter]

I hate seeing listings where people have a reserve set high. This is a great piece of art by a leading contemporary artist. I have a few pieces by Opie and he is my favourite artist by a stretch. I'm sure this will attract the right market and reach the current price.

[craigf]

Good on you winter and fingers crossed it hits a decent price (whatever that is for one of these, I've no idea!)

[Bram]

I was in an hotel in Belgium a few weeks ago and it was a nice treat to have this meet me in the bar.

[Winter]

I have the MOMA Elena portrait which is next on my list of items to get framed.
Here is a pic of a framed one and the large version that was shown at Museum of Modern Art NY.

[pezlow]

Beautiful

For those on a budget this is a good quality screenprint, open unsigned edition but looks great in the flesh:

www.allposters.co.uk/-sp/Woman-Taking-off-a-Man-s-Shirt-c-2003-Posters_i1681606_.htm