Homeworks
Homeworks
Signed Print
Invader
£6,000-£8,500 VALUE (EST.)
$11,000-$16,000 VALUE (EST.)
$10,000-$14,500 VALUE (EST.)
¥50,000-¥70,000 VALUE (EST.)
€7,000-€9,500 VALUE (EST.)
$60,000-$80,000 VALUE (EST.)
¥970,000-¥1,370,000 VALUE (EST.)
$7,500-$10,500 VALUE (EST.)
This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.
Screenprint, 2006
Signed Print Edition of 100
H 50cm x W 70cm
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Tate Ward Auctions - United Kingdom | Homeworks - Signed Print | |||
| June 2022 | Phillips London - United Kingdom | Homeworks - Signed Print | |||
| February 2022 | Tate Ward Auctions - United Kingdom | Homeworks - Signed Print | |||
| September 2021 | Sotheby's Hong Kong - Hong Kong | Homeworks - Signed Print | |||
| February 2021 | Tate Ward Auctions - United Kingdom | Homeworks - Signed Print | |||
| March 2020 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | Homeworks - Signed Print | |||
| December 2019 | Tate Ward Auctions - United Kingdom | Homeworks - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Homeworks is a limited edition signed screen print by the French street artist Invader, released in 2006 in an edition of 100. The print is executed on graph paper, the type one would complete maths homework on in school. Invader’s iconic Space Invader characters ‘invade’ the page, forming an army that is divided by black solid lines, five squares long.
Homeworks depicts the street artist Invader’s recognisable space invader characters doodled onto the page of a maths book. These red, pixelated characters are in a horizontal formation across the page, separated by black lines in between each character. These characters are taken directly from the video game Space Invaders, which the artist grew up playing in the 70s and 80s, and also forms the artist’s pseudonym concealing his identity.
The artist typically ‘invades’ populated, urban areas with his graffiti art. Invader often executes his work in a quick and discrete manner, and the same haste of completion is visible here: the image scribbled on like one would a doodle in class, under the watchful eye of the teacher. Invader’s video-game characters have become iconic, somewhat of a trademark for the artist.
