Gauntlet Gallery — Mr Brainwash Print & Edition Index
Tomato Spray, 2016
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Tomato Spray, 2016, is a large silkscreen measuring 50 x 38 inches in an edition of 125. Riffing on the Campbell's soup-can motif through a tomato reference, it is one of the more overtly pop-art-referential images in Mr. Brainwash's 2016 output, scaled up to a commanding sheet size.
Collector notes: Legacy catalog fields: First Edition; stated size 125. Edition-specific signature, numbering, thumbprint, and certificate details were not stated in the saved release record.
Why It Matters
The tomato subject deliberately channels Warhol's Campbell's soup iconography, placing Mr. Brainwash in explicit dialogue with pop-art history. Combined with the large 50 x 38 inch format, the piece reads as both homage and appropriation, a mode central to the artist's identity and public persona.
Collector Perspective
The substantial 50 x 38 inch scale is a display and framing consideration; this is a large statement work. The Warhol lineage gives it conversational value alongside pop-art collections. Edition of 125 as a silkscreen; confirm signature and numbering and assess the condition of the large sheet's surface and edges.
Historical Context
Mr. Brainwash's career has been built partly on remixing established pop-art imagery, and the soup-can motif is among the most recognisable in that canon. Tomato Spray extends Warhol's consumer-product vocabulary into the artist's own spray-inflected, large-format idiom.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2016-05-12
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release date from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Series
- Art History & Pop Remix
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print; catalog dimensions 50 x 38 inches.
- Edition details
- Legacy catalog fields: First Edition; stated size 125.
- Signature and marks
- Edition-specific signature, numbering, thumbprint, and certificate details were not stated in the saved release record.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: The studio dates Mr Brainwash's first Life Is Beautiful solo exhibition to 18 June 2008; this page treats that as career context, not proof that the present edition appeared in that exhibition.
Meaning / interpretation: The studio describes the practice as combining street-art energy, pop-culture imagery and positive messaging. Subject-specific intent or endorsement is not assumed unless a release or collaboration source states it. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2016-05-12 and attributes the edition to Hamilton-Selway Fine Art.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- No certificate is stated in the saved release description. For an individual copy, compare the support, dimensions, edition number, signature, thumbprint and any studio or gallery paperwork. The studio says it cannot guarantee works bought from external vendors.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the legacy record to Hamilton-Selway Fine Art. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence and condition photographs.
Related Artists and Exhibitions
- Life Is Beautiful — first solo exhibition — CBS Columbia Square, Hollywood · 18 June 2008 · Artist-career context; the source does not establish that this later edition was exhibited
Videos
- Official video archive — ARTE and Los Angeles Times features — Mr Brainwash studio · Artist process and exhibition context; not release-specific
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; official studio policy and career context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-12 · Starting record for title, date, edition, dimensions, medium, release price and release description. Public access was unavailable during this audit, so primary confirmation remains pending.
- Studio FAQ — certificates and web orders — Mr Brainwash studio · primary artist policy · Accessed 2026-07-12 · The studio says it issues COAs only for works after January 2021 and will not backdate earlier works.
- Collector authentication disclaimer — Mr Brainwash studio · primary artist policy · Accessed 2026-07-12 · The studio does not guarantee externally purchased works and directs collectors to the relevant reseller or gallery.
- About Mr Brainwash — Mr Brainwash studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-12 · Studio biography and artist-level context; it is not an individual-edition record.
- Life Is Beautiful — first solo exhibition — Mr Brainwash studio · primary artist archive · Accessed 2026-07-12 · Studio history of the 18 June 2008 debut exhibition, which included prints among several media.
FAQ
What is the documented edition structure?
Legacy catalog fields: First Edition; stated size 125.
Which signature or authentication features are documented?
Edition-specific signature, numbering, thumbprint, and certificate details were not stated in the saved release record. No certificate is stated in the saved release description. For an individual copy, compare the support, dimensions, edition number, signature, thumbprint and any studio or gallery paperwork. The studio says it cannot guarantee works bought from external vendors.
Is original packaging documented?
Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
How certain are the release details?
The date, edition, dimensions, medium and original-release description come from a saved secondary catalog record. Official studio sources on this page support artist-level context and current authentication policy, but not every release-level field.
