Bridget Riley

£28,000-£40,000Value
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$50,000-$80,000 Value Indicator

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¥5,330,000-¥7,610,000 Value Indicator

$35,000-$50,000 Value Indicator

36% AAGR

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The value of Bridget Riley's RA (Inverted) (signed), created in 2009, is estimated to be worth between £30,000 and £50,000. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 38%. This work has an auction history of three total sales since its entry to the market in March 2016. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £35,000, across one total sale. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £14,881 in September 2020 to £35,000 in September 2023. The average return to the seller over this time period was £21,199. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 85.

Auction Date

Auction House

Artwork

Hammer Price

Return to Seller

Buyer Paid

September 2023

Christie's London - United Kingdom

RA (Inverted) - Signed Print

September 2020

Christie's London - United Kingdom

RA (Inverted) - Signed Print

March 2016

Sotheby's London - United Kingdom

RA (Inverted) - Signed Print

Meaning & Analysis

RA (Inverted) is a signed screen print by British Op artist, Bridget Riley, released in an edition of 85 in 2009. Beginning in 1967, Riley’s works featuring stripes, of which Ra (Inverted) is included, explore the effects of one colour on the next. In this series, Riley adopted a repeated vertical stripe format to act as a neutral structure, in which the rhythms created by chromatic variation would bring the painting to life.

One of Riley’s largest striped works, Ra (Inverted) is composed of many vibrant colours, repeating at odd intervals and represents the zenith of the artist’s confidence with exploring colour, which was not introduced into her work until the late 1960s. Vertical stripes of white feature to act as a pause, breaking up the colourful and accentuating the accents of the other hues. Black stripes also function to similar effect, adding to the brilliance of the other, more playful tones.