Artwork information

Category

Print

Technique

Archival pigment prints on perforated blotting paper

Date

2020

Dimensions

19.1 cm x 19.1 cm

Signature

Signed

Proof(s) of authenticity

Works sold with a certificate of authenticity.

State of conservation

Very good

Framing

No

Location

Rhône-Alpes, France

Description

Lot of 4 editions signed & numbered by Shepard Fairey & John Van Hamersveld.

Technique : Archival pigment print on perforated blotting paper.
Dimensions of each print: 19,1 x 19,1 cm (7,5 x 7,5 inches).

Each work in this lot is signed and dated in pencil and ink along the bottom edges. They are numbered in pencil in the lower right corner. Limited edition of 419.

Provenance

1XRUN

The artist

Painter
Drawer

Shepard Fairey (OBEY)

Famous artistFamous artist
Painter
Drawer
Born in 1970
United States

Bio

Shepard Fairey, known as Obey, was born on February 15, 1970 in Charleston in the United States.

From an early age, he has been passionate about drawing. He is also passionate about skateboarding. At the age of 14, he drew images for t-shirts and skateboards.

Obey is very influenced by Andy Warhol and Alexander Rodchenko. At the end of the 80s, he invented the famous Obey symbol thanks to a poster campaign with a bunch of friends.

His art became world famous thanks to his Hope poster which became Barack Obama's campaign poster in 2008. The artist is now considered one of the pillars of international street art.

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