Rabbits Its For Life
Rabbits Its For Life
Signed Print
Tracey Emin
£1,050-£1,550Value
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Medium: Lithograph
Format: Signed Print
Year: 2020
Size: H 50cm x W 70cm
Edition size: 2000
Signed: Yes
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Tracey Emin's "Rabbits Its For Life" (signed) is a lithograph estimated to be worth between £1,050 and £1,550. With only two sales at auction to date, the first of which was in October 2019, this artwork is a unique find. The hammer price has ranged from £140 in March 2020 to £170 in October 2019, providing an average return to the seller of £132. The artwork has shown a promising increase in value with an average annual growth rate of 115%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 2,000.
Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | Tate Ward Auctions - United Kingdom | Rabbits Its For Life - Signed Print | |||
| October 2019 | Tate Ward Auctions - United Kingdom | Rabbits Its For Life - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
British artist Tracey Emin’s Rabbits, It’s For Life from 2005 is a delicate offset lithograph on paper, produced in support of the Teenage Cancer Trust. The honest and humorous print features Emin’s simplistic line drawing and scratchy handwriting. The work was executed as part of a signed and limited edition of 2000.
Emin was born in south London in 1963, into the thick of a blooming technicolour age referred to as ‘The Swinging Sixties’. The period marked the beginning of a youth-driven cultural revolution, besides marking the birth of third-wave feminism.
Emin’s drawings, which lie at the heart of her most vulnerable artistic creations, are filled with allegories and manifest how outstanding of a draughtswoman she really is. She is an expressionist whose jagged contours convey emotion through the tone and texture of a roughly, rapidly scrawled line. Her drawings showcase the ever-changing reality and most extensive experience of humanity imaginable. The artist hones her illustrations consciously, manifesting raw sentiments through what might perhaps be considered the most fragile art form. Emin recognises that through this medium she can reveal both the unique beauty and the disarray of existence.
Emin produced her Rabbits, It’s For Life poster for the Teenage Cancer Trust in 2005. The work depicts a number of rabbits alongside a nude female figure. The text at the top states “Remember Easter - It’s Not Just for Christmas”, while the slogan at the bottom reads “IT’S FOR LIFE”. The work was exclusively commissioned and only available at Selfridges in London. It was originally supposed to be used as seasonal wrapping paper.
