Tracey Emin

Tracey Emin

British · b. 1963 · Painter, Printmaker

Dame Tracey Karima Emin is an English artist known for autobiographical and confessional artwork. She produces work in a variety of media including drawing, painting,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Tracey Emin, This is life without you - You made me Feel like This, 2018, acrylic on canvasThis is life without you - You made me Feel like ThisPhillips · £889,000≈ $1,161,301≈ €1,062,295Sign up to see
  2. Tracey Emin, An Insane desire For you, 2019, acrylic on canvasAn Insane desire For youPhillips · £774,000≈ $1,034,219≈ €890,187Sign up to see
  3. Tracey Emin, I See the Mirror, 2022, acrylic on canvasI See the MirrorPhillips · HK$4,257,000≈ $543,406≈ £409,160≈ €471,830Sign up to see

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  1. Tracey Emin, Deck Chair, limited edition screen print on fabric with wood support
    Deck Chair
    Screenprint · Panel
    130cm x 53cm x 45cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 76
    £170≈ $215≈ €193HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  2. Tracey Emin, Deck Chair, limited edition screen print on fabric with wood support
    Deck Chair
    Screenprint · Panel
    130cm x 53cm x 45cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 77
    £170≈ $215≈ €193HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  3. Tracey Emin, Untitled, b.1963) DECK CHAIR Screenprint in colours on fabric with wood support
    Untitled
    Screenprint · Other support
    Sworders · · Lot 165
    £400≈ $522≈ €463HammerSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Sworders ↗
  4. Tracey Emin, Untitled, b. 1963) THE KISS Polymer gravure etching in colours
    Untitled
    Etching · ed. 192/1000
    Sworders · · Lot 166
    £800≈ $1,045≈ €927HammerSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Sworders ↗
  5. Tracey Emin, Only God Knows I'm Good, 2009, embroidered thread on cotton
    Only God Knows I'm Good, 2009
    embroidered thread on cotton · Other support
    20 x 26 1/2 in. (50.8 x 67.3 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 95
    $27,500≈ £20,652≈ €24,152Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Tracey Emin, The Light is Burning, 1999, Unique screenprint in colours, on thin wove paper, with full margins
    The Light is Burning, 1999
    Screenprint · Paper
    I. 36 x 50.7 cm (14 1/8 x 19 7/8 in.) S. 49.7 x 69.8 cm (19 5/8 x 27 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 229
    £2,750≈ $3,581≈ €3,158Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Tracey Emin, It's What I'd Like to Be, from 10 Supastore Supastars, 1998, Lithograph, on heavy wove paper, the full sheet
    It's What I'd Like to Be, from 10 Supastore Supastars, 1998
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 47/50
    S. 41.7 x 59.7 cm (16 3/8 x 23 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 87
    £3,250≈ $4,232≈ €3,732Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Tracey Emin, Dark Dark Dark, 2007, vinyl artwork applied to an un-registered Fiat 500
    Dark Dark Dark, 2007
    Multiple
    149 x 163 x 357 cm (58 5/8 x 64 1/8 x 140 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 255
    £6,250≈ $7,978≈ €7,028Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Tracey Emin, You should have loved ME, 2008, neon
    You should have loved ME, 2008
    neon · ed. 1/3
    22 1/2 x 63 1/4 in. (57 x 160.6 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 37
    $68,750≈ £52,178≈ €58,575Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Tracey Emin, I Listen To The Ocean And All I Hear Is You, 2018, Neon
    I Listen To The Ocean And All I Hear Is You, 2018
    Neon
    59 1/4 x 137 3/4 in. (150.6 x 350 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 20
    $495,000≈ £376,340≈ €420,954Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150,000–200,000View at Phillips ↗

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Tracey Emin signature

237 catalogued lots by Tracey Emin record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (75% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right27
  • in the margin4
  • on the reverse3
  • along the bottom1
  • lower left1

Form

  • signed178
  • signed and dated56
  • initialled2
  • signed in pencil1
  • Signed, titled, numbered and dated '"I couldn't tell anyone I loved you" Tracey Emin 42/50 2020' along the bottom edge — I couldn't tell anyone I loved you, Phillips, Sep 23, 2026
  • Titled 'I hated you - I hated you - I hated you' lower left; signed and dated 'Tracey Emin 2019' lower right — I hated you - I hated you- I hated you, Phillips, Jun 26, 2026
  • Titled 'Sleeping Wishing' lower left; signed and dated 'TRACEY EMIN 2005' lower right — Sleeping Wishing, Phillips, Apr 16, 2026

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About Tracey Emin

Dame Tracey Karima Emin is an English artist known for autobiographical and confessional artwork. She produces work in a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, photography, neon text and sewn appliqué. Once the "enfant terrible" of the Young British Artists in the 1980s, Emin was elected as a Royal Academician in 2016.

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