Live Auction 12073The Property of a Spanish Collector: Un Estilo de Vida Moderno -
Julian Opie (B. 1958)
Lot 253

Julian Opie (B. 1958)

Esther, schoolgirl

Closed23 September 2015

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GBP 25,000

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Julian Opie (B. 1958)
Esther, schoolgirl
signed ‘Julian Opie’ (on the overlap)
vinyl on wooden stretcher
75 5/8 x 55 1/8 in. (192 x 140 cm.)
Executed in 2006

Lisson Gallery, London,
where acquired in 2007 by the present owner.

Specialist note

Julian Opie is most recognisable for his digital alterations in portraiture, as we see here in Esther, Schoolgirl from 2006. Painting using a variety of technologies and materials, he studied at Goldsmiths, University of London, under renowned conceptual artist Michael Craig-Martin. This painting's vibrant colours and scale make it readily recognisable as part of Opie's distinctive oeuvre.