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British · b. 1958 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 643 of 680 lots (95% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Julian Opie: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1980s33$16.3kSign upSculpture
1990s2724$4.1kSign upScreenprint
2000s295269$6.9kSign upScreenprint
2010s226200$12.3kSign upAcrylic
2020s8672$8.8kSign upWoodcut / linocut

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1980s 3 works

Sold
3 of 3
Median
$16.3kSign up
Average
$24.7kSign up
Typical size
51.5 × 45 in (131 × 114 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (2), Oil (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

1990s 27 works

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24 of 27
Median
$4.1kSign up
Average
$8.5kSign up
Typical size
24 × 31 in (61 × 79 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (13), Lithograph (4), Photograph (2)
Subjects
Landscapes (4)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 295 works

Sold
269 of 295
Median
$6.9kSign up
Average
$17.6kSign up
Typical size
22 × 26 in (56 × 66 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (101), Print (other) (58), Other (45)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (70), Sunsets & night (6), Flowers & still life (5)
Show 12 more (2000s)

…and 271 more works from this group in the full results list.

2010s 226 works

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200 of 226
Median
$12.3kSign up
Average
$17.9kSign up
Typical size
32 × 27 in (81 × 68 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (66), Screenprint (59), Photograph (33)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (14), Cattle & animals (4), Boats (4)
Show 12 more (2010s)

…and 202 more works from this group in the full results list.

2020s 86 works

Sold
72 of 86
Median
$8.8kSign up
Average
$10.6kSign up
Typical size
20 × 25.5 in (51 × 65 cm)
Mediums
Woodcut / linocut (26), Other (19), Acrylic (15)
Subjects
Markets & villages (18), Figures & portraits (7), Sunsets & night (3)
Show 12 more (2020s)

…and 62 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

37 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 2 works

Sold
0 of 2
Median
—
Average
—
Typical size
25 × 14.5 in (63 × 37 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (1), Other (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 7 works

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7 of 7
Median
$14.7kSign up
Average
$15.9kSign up
Typical size
35 × 29 in (89 × 74 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (3), Acrylic (2), Other (1)
Subjects
Beach scenes (1)
Show 1 more (2010s)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 28 works

Sold
22 of 28
Median
$1.5kSign up
Average
$4kSign up
Typical size
39.5 × 23.5 in (100 × 60 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (17), Acrylic (3), Other (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (8)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 16 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Julian Opie auction results →