Untitled Wave
Untitled Wave
Signed Print
Bridget Riley
£7,000-£10,000 VALUE (EST.)
$13,500-$19,000 VALUE (EST.)
$12,000-$17,000 VALUE (EST.)
¥60,000-¥90,000 VALUE (EST.)
€8,000-€11,500 VALUE (EST.)
$70,000-$100,000 VALUE (EST.)
¥1,220,000-¥1,740,000 VALUE (EST.)
$8,500-$12,500 VALUE (EST.)
This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.
Screenprint, 1975
Signed Print Edition of 400
H 12cm x W 48cm
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Germann Auctions - Switzerland | Untitled Wave - Signed Print | |||
| April 2022 | Bonhams Knightsbridge - United Kingdom | Untitled Wave - Signed Print | |||
| December 2021 | Forum Auctions London - United Kingdom | Untitled Wave - Signed Print | |||
| September 2018 | Forum Auctions London - United Kingdom | Untitled Wave - Signed Print | |||
| June 2017 | Karl & Faber - Germany | Untitled Wave - Signed Print | |||
| May 2016 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | Untitled Wave - Signed Print | |||
| February 2014 | Bonhams Knightsbridge - United Kingdom | Untitled Wave - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Untitled Wave (1975) is a screen print by Bridget Riley, released in a signed edition of 400. In the draping style of Riley’s Waves series, eight lines undulate together across the print. As each line interchanges smoothly between three colours, this gentle movement evokes Riley’s memories of coastal Cornwall.
Untitled Wave features eight lines undulating horizontally across the surface of the print, each line composed of three colours which alternate at varying intervals, creating a sensation of gentle movement. Riley consciously selected mixed hues, rather than pure colours, in the Waves series, in order to maximise the interaction between the lines and tones in the eye of the viewer.
Executed between the 1970s and 1980s, Riley’s Waves works fizz with optical effervescence as the lines ripple like waves on the shore. Despite being non-representational in its degree of abstraction, in Untitled Wave Riley takes inspiration from her childhood spent in Cornwall having fled war-torn London. Throughout her subsequent artistic career, Riley has sought to recreate the sensations felt when one is amongst and viewing the natural world, of which Untitled Waves is a prime example.
