10th Dec, 2025 18:00

Urban & Contemporary Art

Lot 20

Lot 20 - CJ Hendry (Australian 1988-), 'Greenbacks', 2020

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CJ Hendry (Australian 1988-), 'Greenbacks', 2020

Sold for £375
Estimated at £300 - £500

inc.premium

CJ Hendry (Australian 1988-), 'Greenbacks', 2020, Raw maple, 100% cotton rag, and UV plexi, signed and numbered from an edition of 100 in pencil, sheet; 50.8 x 50.8 cm (framed)

Auction: Urban & Contemporary Art, 10th Dec, 2025

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CJ Hendry

Australian artist CJ Hendry initially engaged in art as a pastime, but she achieved recognition on Instagram and subsequently left university to follow a career in art. In 2014, she completed her first sale with an illustration of a pair of boots produced by the Australian footwear brand R.M. Williams, which fetched $10,000. Since that time, her artworks have reportedly generated millions in revenue. At the outset, Hendry focused on creating large-scale, hyperrealistic ink drawings of luxury items — consistently in black and white — with each artwork requiring as much as 200 hours to finish. She later transitioned to producing photorealistic illustrations of subjects such as disco balls and a $100 bill featuring Kanye West’s image, which the pop star purchased from her. In a 2017 partnership with the fashion label Christian Louboutin, Hendry broadened her artistic approach to incorporate color, depicting hyperreal blobs of vibrant paint using colored pencils.