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Hand colored relief with collage on archival museum board. From ‘Standing Couples’ portfolio. Hand signed by Julian Opie on label attached on frame verso. Edition of 50 plus 5 Artist Proofs. Printed 29/50 on label attached on frame verso. Artwork size: 39.37 x 29.75 inches. Presented in a sprayed white frame specified by the artist. Frame size: 44.37 x 34.75 inches. Published by Alan Cristea Gallery, London.
Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Julian Opie (British, born 1958) is a contemporary artist known for his distinctive depictions of figures, portraits, and landscapes. The highly stylized treatment Opie gives his subjects—whereby features are created by thick black outlines and filled in with solid areas of flat color—is a blend of Pop Art and Minimalism with a wholly contemporary sensibility. “The process of reading things as simulations but knowing at the same time that they are real is quite central to my work,” Opie has observed of his own art. Born in 1958 in London, United Kingdom, Opie studied with Michael-Craig Martin at Goldsmiths in London during the early 1980s. His earliest works consisted of painted steel sculptures exploring the relationship between visual and spatial observation. He is part of the group know as New British Sculpture, alongside artists such as Anish Kapoor and Tony Cragg. Over time, the artist has expanded his practice to include painting, installation, and cover art for albums. The artist’s works are part of the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and others. Opie currently lives and works in his hometown of London, United Kingdom.
