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. IN MY MIND II, 2014
    Etching · ed. edition of 100
    14¼ x 11¼in. (36.20 x 28.58cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 123
    €1,600≈ $1,802≈ £1,393HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Whyte's ↗
  2. Tracey Emin, Memory + Nightmare I, 2000, pencil on paper
    Memory + Nightmare I, 2000
    Drawing · Paper
    11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (29.5 x 21 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 114
    $3,000≈ £2,312≈ €2,682Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Tracey Emin, I Resent My Own Happyness, 1998, monoprint on paper
    I Resent My Own Happyness, 1998
    Print (other) · Paper
    11 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. (30 x 42 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 117
    $5,000≈ £3,854≈ €4,471Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Tracey Emin, Is Legal Sex Anal?, 1998, pink neon
    Is Legal Sex Anal?, 1998
    pink neon
    34 x 148 cm (13 3/8 x 58 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 143
    £68,750≈ $92,029≈ €83,111Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £45,000–65,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Tracey Emin, Untitled (Porchester Baths), 1988, oil on board
    Untitled (Porchester Baths), 1988
    Oil · Board
    26 x 28 cm (10 1/4 x 11 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 152
    £9,375≈ $12,549≈ €11,333Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Tracey Emin, Wanting You, 2014, embroidered linen handkerchief
    Wanting You, 2014
    embroidered linen handkerchief · Linen
    16¼ h x 16 w in (41 x 41 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 143
    $1,750≈ £1,177≈ €1,537Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
  7. Tracey Emin, I Promise to Love You; and My Favourite Little Bird, 2014-15, Two offset lithographic posters in colours, on silk finish paper, the full sheets,
    I Promise to Love You; and My Favourite Little Bird, 2014-15
    Lithograph · Other support
    both S. 70 x 50 cm (27 1/2 x 19 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 169
    £2,250≈ $3,254≈ €2,868Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  8. Tracey Emin, My Heart is With You Always; and Love is What You Want, 2015, Two offset lithographic posters in colours, on silk finish paper, the full sheets,
    My Heart is With You Always; and Love is What You Want, 2015
    Lithograph · Other support
    both S. 70 x 50 cm (27 1/2 x 19 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 170
    £2,000≈ $2,892≈ €2,550Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  9. Tracey Emin, My Heart Is With You Always, 2015, Embroidery thread in red and pink, on linen napkin,
    My Heart Is With You Always, 2015
    Embroidery thread in red and pink, on linen napkin, · Linen
    41 x 42.5 cm (16 1/8 x 16 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 171
    £938≈ $1,356≈ €1,196Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  10. Tracey Emin, Fucked Up, 1998, Unique monotype with pencil annotation, on newsprint paper, the full sheet,
    Fucked Up, 1998
    Print (other) · Paper
    S. 29.5 x 41.8 cm (11 5/8 x 16 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 172
    £4,375≈ $6,327≈ €5,578Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View 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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