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Julian Opie — Shahnoza Dancing Naked
Julian Opie

Shahnoza Dancing Naked

Shahnoza Dancing Naked exemplifies Julian Opie's signature reductive style, rendering the female figure in bold, clean outlines with flat areas of color that strip away superfluous detail to distill movement into its most essential form. The work belongs to Opie's ongoing exploration of the nude in motion, drawing on art historical traditions while translating them through a contemporary, almost digital aesthetic. The figure's fluid pose and minimal facial features evoke both ancient depictions of dancers and the simplified iconography of modern signage, creating a tension between the timeless and the immediate.

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Evening & Day Editions

January 22, 2026

Estimate: $8,000$12,000

Sold: $9,030

Lot 45

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Julian Opie, Shahnoza Dancing Naked

Shahnoza Dancing Naked exemplifies Julian Opie's signature reductive style, rendering the female figure in bold, clean outlines with flat areas of color that strip away superfluous detail to distill movement into its most essential form. The work belongs to Opie's ongoing exploration of the nude in motion, drawing on art historical traditions while translating them through a contemporary, almost digital aesthetic. The figure's fluid pose and minimal facial features evoke both ancient depictions of dancers and the simplified iconography of modern signage, creating a tension between the timeless and the immediate.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Portrait Format, Male Artist, British Artist, Bold Outlines, Pop Art, Figurative Art, Contemporary Art, Nude Figure, Established Artist, Dancing Subject, Digital Art, Minimalist Style

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Melissa Avery