Snoopy and Woodstock on Moon with Louis Vuitton Stars, Pop Art Style — Collector Guide, Value & Authentication
There is something immediately arresting about a Death NYC print. The moment you see it, two worlds that should never coexist lock eyes across a crowded room — and you cannot look away. In the Snoopy and Woodstock on Moon with Louis Vuitton Stars edition, that collision is especially potent: Charles Schulz's beloved beagle and his small yellow companion stand together on a textured lunar surface while a cosmos of Louis Vuitton monogram stars blazes around them. Innocence and empire. Nostalgia and luxury. A pop art masterpiece that rewards study long after the initial jolt fades.
Since 2012, Gauntlet Gallery has tracked, sourced, and authenticated limited edition prints at scale — more than 160,000 comparable sales across street art, pop art, and signed contemporary works. The Death NYC catalog is one of the most active secondary markets we follow. This guide covers everything a serious collector needs to know before acquiring the Snoopy and Woodstock lunar edition.
What This Print Depicts
Death NYC — the anonymous New York-based artist collective — has built its entire body of work on a single, repeatable premise: take an icon the entire world already loves, transplant it into a context drenched in high-fashion or fine art signifiers, and watch sparks fly. In this print, the chosen icon is Snoopy, the endlessly merchandised but still genuinely beloved Peanuts beagle, accompanied by Woodstock, his loyal small bird. The setting is the moon — cratered, bone-white, and solitary, a symbol simultaneously of pure adventure and profound loneliness.
The surrounding sky is not empty. It is populated by Louis Vuitton's instantly recognizable LV monogram and quatrefoil florette motifs, rendered as glowing stars. The choice of Louis Vuitton is deliberate and loaded. LV is perhaps the single most imitated luxury brand on earth — its logo one of the most counterfeited patterns in consumer history. By turning that logo into constellations, Death NYC transforms the badge of exclusivity into universal wallpaper, something as commonplace as the night sky. Snoopy, who has sold on lunchboxes and backpacks for sixty years, stares up at a heaven made of designer branding and does not blink.
The palette amplifies the tension. Vivid contrasting colors push the composition firmly into pop art territory — think Warhol's commercial flatness layered over Lichtenstein's graphic intensity. The result is a work that functions as both a celebration and a gentle, knowing critique of the culture it borrows from.
Authentication
Death NYC prints occupy a specific authentication tier that collectors must understand before purchasing. Every genuine limited edition from this artist ships with a Certificate of Authenticity, but the COA itself is the primary verification document — and it must be examined physically, not just photographed.
The key detail: the gold embossed seal on an authentic Death NYC COA is physically raised. Run your finger across it and you should feel the impression — a tactile ridge that cannot be replicated by a flat printed sticker or a digital overlay. If the seal is smooth and flush with the paper, treat the COA as suspect and request further provenance documentation before proceeding.
Beyond the seal, authentic prints are hand-signed by Death NYC, typically in pencil or pen on the lower margin of the print itself. The edition size for this series runs between 50 and 100 copies globally, making each numbered impression genuinely scarce. The edition number will appear on the COA and, in most cases, on the print margin in the format X/100 or X/50.
At Gauntlet Gallery, every Death NYC print we offer has been independently reviewed against our authentication checklist: raised embossed seal, matching edition number on print and COA, and provenance chain from the point of original release. We insure every shipment and package each work to archival standards.
Collector Value
Death NYC's secondary market has been one of the more consistent performers in the limited edition print space over the past decade. The underlying mechanics are straightforward: small edition sizes (50–100 globally), instant sellouts at the $100 retail price point, and a subject matter that draws collectors from at least three overlapping communities — street art buyers, pop culture enthusiasts, and luxury fashion devotees.
Prints pairing recognizable cartoon characters with specific luxury brand logos tend to outperform more abstract Death NYC compositions. The Snoopy and Woodstock series has demonstrated particular secondary market strength, with popular colorways achieving 2–5x appreciation within 12–24 months of original release. Condition is paramount: prints stored flat, away from UV exposure, and never framed under non-UV glass hold value significantly better than comparable works that show handling or fading.
Gauntlet Gallery has tracked more than 160,000 comparable sales across the street art and limited edition print market since our founding in 2012. The data consistently shows that Death NYC works with strong character IP pairings — particularly those involving luxury fashion references — are among the most liquid prints in the sub-$500 collector market. Buy authenticated, store properly, and the Snoopy lunar edition has a credible path to meaningful appreciation.
For collectors building a focused Death NYC position, this print represents a thematically coherent entry: it sits at the intersection of the artist's two strongest recurring themes (beloved cartoon icons and luxury brand deconstruction), arrives with full authentication, and enters the collection at a price point that leaves significant room for secondary market movement.
Browse the full Death NYC collection and other authenticated limited editions at Gauntlet Gallery.
