Roy's People valuation
Stages tiny hand-painted figures in real London streets, then photographs them.
Roy's People is the working name of the British artist Roy Tyson, who began placing hand-painted miniature figures on the streets of London and photographing them in 2012. The scenes — commuters, office workers, holidaymakers and lovers, each a few millimetres tall — play on scale and irony, turning a puddle, a drain cover or a crack in the pavement into a stage. The practice has grown into sculptural installations and commissions for brands.
Photographic prints of the street scenes and three-dimensional works, in which the figures are mounted in boxes or small dioramas, both come to market. For photographs, edition size, print size and signature identify the work. In three-dimensional pieces the figures are tiny and fragile, so any loss or detachment matters, and the case should be checked. Some works rework existing images and objects, including Banksy's, and the certificate or documentation issued with the piece should stay with it.
What a work by Roy's People is worth
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