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Julian Opie is best known for his portraits of people, which he translates into simple lines and colors. He’s also famous for his cheeky copies of famous works of art, known as his Eat Dirt, Art History series. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Julian Opie artwork from top sellers worldwide.
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Woman taking off man's shirt. 5
By Julian Opie
Located in London, GB
Julian Opie
Woman taking off man's shirt. 5, 2003
Screenprint in colours on paper
100 x 60 cm - Sheet size
framed: 107 x 71.5 cm
Non-editioned multiple
Drawing on the visual langua...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Woman Taking Off Man's Shirt by Julian Opie
By Julian Opie
Located in London, GB
Screenprint
23.75 x 39.50 in (60.3 x 100.3 cm).
Published by K21 Kunstammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dusseldorf. Unknown edition size.
Publisher text detailed along the bottom.
CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ: Watkins, Jonathan. "Julian Opie: Editions 1984 - 2011. Catalogue Raisonné", Alan Cristea Gallery, 2011, p.244.
In a handful of simple black lines and splashes of red and yellow, Julian Opie presents a sensual figural study in ‘Woman Taking Off a Man’s Shirt...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Amelia -- Lenticular, Woman Figure, Moving, Pop Art by Julian Opie
By Julian Opie
Located in London, GB
Amelia, 2018
Julian Opie
Lenticular acrylic panel comprised of four inkjet prints in colours, printed directly onto 20 lpi lenticular animating lenses, back mounted with card
From t...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lenticular
Contemporary Green Acrylic Lenticular Panel Dancing Man, Julian Opie, Dance 2
By Julian Opie
Located in Miami, FL
In an expansion of Julian Opie's subject matter, from his observations of city dwellers, figures walking in the rain, runners and tourists to busy crowds of workers, the four new edi...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lenticular, Acrylic Polymer
Julian Opie, Female Walker (Brown): British Contemporary Pop Art, Sculpture
By Julian Opie
Located in Hamburg, DE
Julian Opie (British, b. 1958)
Female Walker (Brown), 2020
Medium: Laser cut acrylic, two-part statuette
Figure measures: 24.3 x 12 x 0.5 cm
Base measures: 7.5 x 5 x 1 cm
Edition si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer
Ruth Smoking 5, from 26 Portraits
By Julian Opie
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Julian Opie
Title: Ruth Smoking 5
Portfolio: 26 Portraits
Medium: Screenprint
Date: 2006
Edition: 250
Frame Size: 21 1/4" x 16 1/2"
Sheet Size: 15" x 9 3/4"
Signature: Unsigned
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen