Red Dominance
Red Dominance
Signed Print
Bridget Riley
£10,500-£16,000Value
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$20,000-$30,000 Value Indicator
$18,000-$27,000 Value Indicator
¥90,000-¥140,000 Value Indicator
€12,500-€19,000 Value Indicator
$100,000-$160,000 Value Indicator
¥1,950,000-¥2,970,000 Value Indicator
$13,000-$20,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Format: Signed Print
Year: 1977
Size: H 97cm x W 50cm
Edition size: 100
Signed: Yes
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Bridget Riley's Green Dominance, Blue Dominance, Red Dominance (signed), a screenprint from 1977, is estimated to be worth £60,000 to £90,000. It has been sold at auction seven times since its initial sale in November 2001. Over the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £21,360 in June 2020 to £56,683 in April 2023, demonstrating an average annual growth rate of 49%. In the last 12 months, it has sold once, achieving a price of £56,683. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 100.
Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | A.N. Abell Auction Company - United States | Red Dominance - Signed Print | |||
| September 2018 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | Red Dominance - Signed Print | |||
| June 2018 | Phillips London - United Kingdom | Red Dominance - Signed Print | |||
| January 2017 | Lempertz, Cologne - Germany | Red Dominance - Signed Print | |||
| September 2015 | Sotheby's London - United Kingdom | Red Dominance - Signed Print | |||
| October 2007 | Ketterer Kunst Hamburg - Germany | Red Dominance - Signed Print | |||
| January 2007 | Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh - United Kingdom | Red Dominance - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Red Dominance is a signed screen print in colour, executed in 1977 in an edition of 100 by the British Op Art pioneer Bridget Riley. Composed of colourful lines that appear to twist and turn on the two-dimensional surface, Red Dominance is a significant work in Riley’s oeuvre, representing her first forays into the optically dazzling potential of certain colour combinations in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
A purely visual sensation, Riley’s colour combinations, although appearing random, are the result of careful consideration. Using only four colours in repetition, Riley expands the canvas’s physical dimensions in Red Dominance. As the title suggests, red is the dominant colour in this composition with green, the colour lying opposite to red in colour space, creating a striking contrast. Such combinations of opposing colours maximally stimulate the viewer’s perception, causing the colours to shimmer along the edges where they meet. Red Dominance demonstrates the beginning of Riley’s experimentation with colour, for which the artist would become renowned.
