Elena And Cressie Get Ready For The Party 2
Elena And Cressie Get Ready For The Party 2
Signed Print
Julian Opie
£2,250-£3,350 VALUE (EST.)
$4,250-$6,500 VALUE (EST.)
$3,750-$5,500 VALUE (EST.)
¥20,000-¥30,000 VALUE (EST.)
€2,600-€3,900 VALUE (EST.)
$22,000-$35,000 VALUE (EST.)
¥390,000-¥580,000 VALUE (EST.)
$2,800-$4,150 VALUE (EST.)
This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.
Screenprint, 2011
Signed Print Edition of 30
H 78cm x W 62cm
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 | Bonhams Knightsbridge - United Kingdom | Elena And Cressie Get Ready For The Party 2 - Signed Print | |||
| May 2020 | Bonhams Los Angeles - United States | Elena And Cressie Get Ready For The Party 2 - Signed Print | |||
| January 2015 | Phillips London - United Kingdom | Elena And Cressie Get Ready For The Party 2 - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Taken from the artist’s Elena And Cressie Get Ready For The Party series from 2011, Elena And Cressie Get Ready For The Party 2 is a print by Julian Opie showing a portrait of a young woman. Stemming from his interest in the human form and studying the figure in full length, from the 1990s Opie began to focus more closely on the heads of his models.
Elena And Cressie Get Ready For The Party 2 is an example of Opie’s style in its most realistic form. Retaining tonal details in the contours of the sitter’s face and finer details such as eyelashes, the figure appears like an animated character from a video game. The sitter is captured in a typical portrait composition, looking off into the distance to her left with wind blowing through her hair, exuding beauty and femininity.
When considered alongside the other images in the series, this print shows the figure turning her head from left to right in an animated fashion. As the series progresses, Opie focuses more closely on the figure’s features. Although realistic in character, Elena And Cressie Get Ready For The Party 2 is a graphic, depersonalised image due to the way in which Opie has used his well-known technique of drawing over individual photographs on the computer.
