Selfie With Political Causes
Selfie With Political Causes
Signed Print
Grayson Perry
£12,500-£19,000Value
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$24,000-$35,000 Value Indicator
$21,000-$30,000 Value Indicator
¥110,000-¥170,000 Value Indicator
€14,500-€22,000 Value Indicator
$120,000-$190,000 Value Indicator
¥2,320,000-¥3,520,000 Value Indicator
$16,000-$24,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Etching
Format: Signed Print
Year: 2018
Size: H 69cm x W 102cm
Edition size: 68
Signed: Yes
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The value of Grayson Perry's Selfie With Political Causes (signed) is estimated to be worth between £11,500 to £18,000. This etching, created in 2018, has seen a total of 3 sales at auction to date. The hammer price has ranged from £8,858 in June 2020 to £12,000 in September 2023. The average return to the seller is £9,142, and the artwork has shown a steady increase in value with an average annual growth rate of 4%. The first sale at auction was in June 2020. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 68, making it a unique addition to any collection.
Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | Selfie With Political Causes - Signed Print | |||
| June 2022 | Phillips London - United Kingdom | Selfie With Political Causes - Signed Print | |||
| June 2020 | Phillips London - United Kingdom | Selfie With Political Causes - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
This signed etching from 2018 is a limited edition of 68 from Grayson Perry’s Summer Exhibition series. The etching is dominated by the representation of a green, Amazon-like figure intent on riding a bright red and yellow carriage, while surrounded by a phantasmagoric purple and pink background.
The etching was made on commission by Perry for the Royal Academy’s 2018 Summer Exhibition, which the artist curated, handpicking over 1300 works of art to be exhibited across the galleries of the London institution. Having been a Royal Academician since 2011, Perry was thrilled to make a print that would reflect the broader theme of the exhibition, art and politics. The artist stated that since the Royal Academy elected him as a printmaker, he thought it would be appropriate to make a print for the show, which he would display in the Sackler Wing of the building.
In Selfie With Political Cause Perry imagined a carriage or machine that would make right by the world, crushing and walking over tax evasion and breaking homophobia. As its journey progresses, the machine absorbs societal evils like poverty, racism and sexism and instead asserts the principles of social justice, equality and democracy. Admittedly utopic and satirical in tone, the artist declared he was inspired by an Indian miniature of an equestrian woman and was suddenly struck by the possibilities for political allusions that image offered him.
Bringing together Perry’s style made of wavy detailed patterns and bright colours together with his witty political and social commentaries, this etching is a testament to Perry’s distinctive ethos, recognised internationally for its humour and vivacity.
The highest value realised for a work by Grayson Perry was in October 2017, when I Want To Be An Artist fetched £632,750 at Christie's, London. The values achieved for Perry's work at auction regularly land in the hundreds of thousands of pounds.
