
The End Of The World Is Nigh
1980
A ceramic plate by Grayson Perry made in 1980, featuring the provocative and darkly humorous themes that would come to define his early work. The piece engages with notions of apocalyptic anxiety and cultural unease, rendered in the deceptively domestic and traditional format of decorative pottery. Perry's use of the humble ceramic medium serves as a subversive contrast to the weighty existential subject matter suggested by its title.
- Medium
- ceramic plate
- Dimensions
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
Notes
Execution: Executed circa 1980, in the United Kingdom. Exhibition History: London, Birch & Conran, ;
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction
March 3, 2026
Estimate: $2,500 – $3,500
Sold: $3,870
Lot 76
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