Shade
Shade
Signed Print
Bridget Riley
£7,000-£11,000
$13,500-$21,000 Value Indicator
$12,500-$20,000 Value Indicator
¥70,000-¥100,000 Value Indicator
€8,500-€13,000 Value Indicator
$70,000-$110,000 Value Indicator
¥1,420,000-¥2,240,000 Value Indicator
$9,000-$14,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 75
Year: 1992
Size: H 48cm x W 33cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 | Sotheby's New York - United States | Shade - Signed Print | |||
| March 2019 | Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh - United Kingdom | Shade - Signed Print | |||
| May 2017 | Chiswick Auctions - United Kingdom | Shade - Signed Print | |||
| February 2013 | Bonhams Knightsbridge - United Kingdom | Shade - Signed Print | |||
| September 2010 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | Shade - Signed Print | |||
| April 2007 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | Shade - Signed Print | |||
| November 2006 | Swann Auction Galleries - United States | Shade - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Shade (1992) is a signed screen print by Bridget Riley, released in a signed edition of 75. Part of Riley’s Zig / Rhomboid series, Shade enlarges the series’ composing principle— layered planes of variably sized rhomboids—offering insight into the deliberation Riley invests in even the smallest elements.
When discussing the series of prints featuring zigs or rhomboids, Riley stated their compositions were intended to be like ‘a coherent fabric of colour which advances and recedes in planes’. By cutting across the main bands, the diagonal shapes suggest layers of receding space. In Shade, these forms are larger blocks of colour. The composition is essentially a closer look at one section of another print belonging to the series.
By fashioning this innovative rhomboid form Riley claims a “whole new field of relationships opened up”. When enlarged, such as in Shade, these forms take up different positions in space. Ultimately, these shapes serve several functions: “they can change scale, harmonise or contrast with one another, repeat, echo,’create places’, etc.” Across her oeuvre, Riley teases out the different energies inherent in varying tonalities, delighting in the push-and-pull created through the juxtaposition of competing colours.
