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Bridget Riley

British · b. 1931 · Painter, Printmaker

Bridget Louise Riley is an English painter known for her op art paintings. She lives and works in London, Cornwall and the Vaucluse in France. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Bridget Riley, Rill, 1976, acrylic on linenRillPhillips · £1,445,000≈ $1,874,310≈ €1,642,258Sign up to see
  2. Bridget Riley, Giocoso, 2017, oil on canvasGiocosoPhillips · £951,000≈ $1,209,101≈ €1,063,414Sign up to see
  3. Bridget Riley, Orange Paired, 2013, oil on canvasOrange PairedPhillips · £821,000≈ $1,064,919≈ €933,076Sign up to see

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  1. Bridget Riley, Colour sharpened and clarified, 1984, graphite and gouache on graph paper
    Colour sharpened and clarified, 1984
    Gouache · Paper
    27.9 x 25.4 cm (10 7/8 x 10 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 30
    £73,660≈ $92,738≈ €86,044Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Bridget Riley, Untitled [towards 'Fleeting Moment'], 1986, pencil and gouache on graph paper
    Untitled [towards 'Fleeting Moment'], 1986
    Gouache · Paper
    32.4 x 30.9 cm (12 3/4 x 12 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 200
    £38,100≈ $46,901≈ €44,167Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Bridget Riley, Untitled [towards 'Fleeting Moment'], 1986, graphite and gouache on graph paper
    Untitled [towards 'Fleeting Moment'], 1986
    Gouache · Paper
    32.5 x 29 cm (12 3/4 x 11 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 29
    £53,340≈ $69,715≈ €62,346Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Bridget Riley, Untitled [towards 'Fleeting Moment'], 1986, pencil and gouache on graph paper
    Untitled [towards 'Fleeting Moment'], 1986
    Gouache · Paper
    34.3 x 33 cm (13 1/2 x 12 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 37
    £45,720≈ $57,882≈ €53,268Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Bridget Riley, Study for Fête, 1982, Gouache over pencil drawing
    Study for Fête, 1982
    Gouache
    41.2 x 38 cm (16.2 x 14.9 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 153
    €67,500≈ $76,093≈ £59,854Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  6. Bridget Riley, Study for Pean: GRG to BGB, 1973, Gouache und Bleistift auf kariertem Papier
    Study for Pean: GRG to BGB, 1973
    Gouache
    23 × 49,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 885
    €90,000≈ $100,359≈ £79,821Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–30,000View at Grisebach ↗
  7. Bridget Riley, Study for 'Midi', 1983, Gouache auf Papier
    Study for 'Midi', 1983
    Gouache
    55,5 × 50 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 718
    €68,750≈ $80,224≈ £60,278Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–40,000View at Grisebach ↗
  8. Bridget Riley, Red, Green, Blue and Yellow, Five Whites, 1983, gouache on paper
    Red, Green, Blue and Yellow, Five Whites, 1983
    Gouache · Paper
    69 x 59 cm (27 1/8 x 23 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 117
    £56,250≈ $77,777≈ €63,280Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Bridget Riley, Short movement using double widths green, red, blue and yellow, 1983, Gouache
    Short movement using double widths green, red, blue and yellow, 1983
    Gouache
    30.3 x 36 cm (11.9 x 14.1 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 879
    €35,000≈ $39,116≈ £30,674Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  10. Bridget Riley, Study 1970 Orange, Violet and Green Twists in Different Proportions 1970, 1970, gouache and pencil on paper
    Study 1970 Orange, Violet and Green Twists in Different Proportions 1970, 1970
    Gouache · Paper
    96.5 x 13.5 cm
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 6
    A$51,240≈ $43,714≈ £27,898≈ €35,185Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$30,000–40,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
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