“BABE RAINBOW” LIMITED EDITION PRINT ON TIN.
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Starting Bid:
$230.00
(Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, November 10, 2011 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, November 10, 2011 12:00:00 PM)
Auction:
Auction #204 - Part II
Item numbers 1447 through 3204 in auction 204
Item Description
17.5x26” screen print in colours on tin from an edition of 10,000 published in 1968 by Dodo Designs. Has holes at corners as made for mounting. Printed on reverse is text describing the image and giving brief bio on Peter Blake. Text includes “Babe Rainbow, A Fictitious Lady Wrestler, Is The Most Recent In A Line Of Wrestlers I Have Painted/A Wrestler Living In The Fictitious World Of Peter Blake/It Is The First Painting Ever To Be Commissioned For Reproduction As A Picture On Tin.” Sir Peter Blake is one of the leading figures in British pop art and was best known for designing the iconic album cover to the Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Blake’s work is inspired by his love affair with icons and the ephemera of popular culture. Tiniest traces of wear. Totally bright, clean and glossy. An Exc. example of this Blake classic.
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