Alec Monopoly | Richie Magritte | Pink Hand Finished

Alec Monopoly (b. 1986)
Richie Magritte | Pink | Hand Finished
Hand finished silkscreen

Richie Magritte is one of Alec Monopoly's most conceptually sophisticated works — a collision between his Richie Rich protagonist and the Belgian Surrealist René Magritte, whose bowler-hatted bourgeois figures are among the most recognisable images in twentieth-century art. The meeting is not accidental: both Magritte's anonymous businessman and Monopoly's Richie Rich are figures of privilege, wealth, and the particular anonymity that comes with extreme affluence.

The pink hand-finished variant introduces colour decisions made by Monopoly himself after printing — each impression individually worked, making it part print, part painting, uniquely situated between the two categories. The pink palette softens the composition without diminishing its critical edge: if anything, the sweetness of the colour makes the comment about wealth and its representations more pointed.

Available through Creed Gallery, Ascot, for collectors across Berkshire, Surrey, and London.

Hand finished silkscreen
Certificate of Authenticity