Camel
Camel
Signed Print
Invader
£5,000-£7,500 VALUE (EST.)
$9,500-$14,500 VALUE (EST.)
$8,500-$12,500 VALUE (EST.)
¥45,000-¥70,000 VALUE (EST.)
€6,000-€8,500 VALUE (EST.)
$50,000-$70,000 VALUE (EST.)
¥870,000-¥1,300,000 VALUE (EST.)
$6,000-$9,500 VALUE (EST.)
This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.
Screenprint, 2015
Signed Print Edition of 100
H 86cm x W 61cm
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | Camel - Signed Print | |||
| September 2022 | Tate Ward Auctions - United Kingdom | Camel - Signed Print | |||
| August 2021 | Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris - France | Camel - Signed Print | |||
| July 2020 | Artcurial - France | Camel - Signed Print | |||
| February 2020 | Artcurial - France | Camel - Signed Print | |||
| October 2019 | Digard - France | Camel - Signed Print | |||
| September 2019 | Digard - France | Camel - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Camel is a screen print in colours executed by the French street artist Invader in 2015 and was released in an edition of 100. The image depicts the front of a Camel packet of cigarettes in the artist’s signature pixelated, low-resolution style.
The squares comprising the image mimic the low-resolution of the computer programs Invader played during his youth in the 1980s, each square denoting a pixel on a screen. Invader has recreated other cigarette package branding in this way, see Marlboro, and despite the extent of obscurity to the image, the branding remains recognisable.
Invader initially rose to fame following his street art gaining recognition across Paris. By gratifying his Space Invader characters onto buildings, Invader would ‘invade’ cities with them, gaining a cult-like following the more he tagged buildings with these images.
