Gauntlet Gallery — Cope2 Print Index
Bronx Icon '25 (Timed Edition)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Bronx Icon '25 (Timed Edition) is documented in this catalog as a 2025 Giclee Print. The saved release record lists dimensions of 12 x 14 inches. The saved record attributes the release to 1xRUN. The cataloged edition information is Timed Edition.
Collector notes: Legacy catalog label: Timed Edition; total quantity was not documented in the saved record. Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
Few Cope2 titles are as self-defining as this one, naming the borough that produced him and the status he has earned within it. As a timed edition, the run reflects release-window demand, and the compact format keeps it an accessible signed work anchored explicitly to Cope2's Bronx roots.
Collector Perspective
The February 14, 2025 release date and timed structure mean the final edition size settled after the window closed, so verify your example's number. The small 14 x 12 format lends itself to grouping with other Cope2 timed editions from the same period, building a cohesive set of borough-referencing works.
Historical Context
The Bronx is graffiti's cradle, the borough where subway writing exploded in the 1970s. Cope2 came up in that milieu and has spent decades as one of its most visible ambassadors. "Bronx Icon '25" makes that lineage explicit, turning biography into title.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned print
- Release date
- 2025
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Giclee Print; catalog dimensions 12 x 14 inches; Archival Pigment Print on 290gsm Moab Entrada Fine Art Paper.
- Edition details
- Legacy catalog label: Timed Edition; total quantity was not documented in the saved record.
- Signature and marks
- Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: This page treats Cope2's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.
Meaning / interpretation: No per-work artist statement is recorded for this edition. Any thematic reading should be treated as interpretation of the imagery, not a documented statement of the artist's intent. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2025 and attributes the edition to 1xRUN.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to 1xRUN. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, year, edition, dimensions, medium, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- Cope2 — official site — Cope2 studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- Cope2 — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Cope2 (Q3480203) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.
FAQ
When was it released?
It was released on February 14, 2025 as a timed edition.
What is the edition size?
As a timed edition, the final count reflects orders placed during the open window rather than a fixed number.
What does the title mean?
It asserts Cope2's status as an icon of Bronx graffiti, the borough where the culture took root.
What are the specifications?
14 x 12 inches, archival pigment print on 290gsm Moab Entrada fine art paper.
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