Waitress
Waitress
Signed Print
Julian Opie
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Medium: Digital Print
Format: Signed Print
Year: 2014
Size: H 84cm x W 49cm
Edition size: 50
Signed: Yes
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Julian Opie's Waitress (signed), a digital print from 2014, is estimated to be worth £18,000 to £27,000. This artwork has been sold at auction 6 times since its initial sale in 2017. Over the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £10,000 in June 2020 to £17,417 in January 2021, showing a positive growth trend. Please note that there have been no sales in the last 12 months. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.
Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Bonhams Knightsbridge - United Kingdom | Waitress - Signed Print | |||
| April 2020 | Bonhams New Bond Street - United Kingdom | Waitress - Signed Print | |||
| June 2017 | Phillips London - United Kingdom | Waitress - Signed Print | |||
| November 2016 | Bonhams Hong Kong - Hong Kong | Waitress - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Waitress is an inkjet print on a lenticular acrylic panel released in 2014 in an edition of 50 by British Pop artist Julian Opie. Part of Opie’s Walking In London collection, the subject’s in this collection are taken from people Opie saw walking the streets of London. Their features and distinguishable characteristics are reduced to simplified forms, yet their individuality skillfully remains.
Opie captures his subjects in full-length as they are mid stride, their surroundings omitted in favour of a solid colour background. Hence, any visual contextual information is absent. Here, Opie’s subject has her head down as she reads a book, a red bag slung over her shoulder. By retaining details such as these, the subjects are uniquely distinguishable. When taken as a whole, the Walking In London collection captures the variety of personalities and people that one might encounter strolling through London.
