Gauntlet Gallery — Cope2 Print Index
N161 Street Station / Yankee Stadium (Blue Variant)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
"N161 Street Station / Yankee Stadium (Blue Variant)" is a 2017 hand-embellished 3-color screen print by Cope2 on 370gsm Sirio Ultra Black fine art paper at 28 x 20 inches. The blue variant is limited to just 5 examples within the broader edition of 25, making it an especially scarce colorway.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Variants Available: 5 | Edition Size: 25 Price:. 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
With only 5 blue variants available, this is among the rarest configurations in Cope2's print catalog. The 161st Street / Yankee Stadium station sits deep in the Bronx, Cope2's home borough, and the hand embellishment ensures each of the five copies carries unique painted intervention on dramatic black stock.
Collector Perspective
Five copies is trophy-level scarcity for a hand-embellished print. The Bronx station subject carries personal resonance given Cope2's origins, and the Sirio Ultra Black substrate maximizes contrast. Verify the blue-variant designation, the embellishment, and the signature; documentation of the 5-copy variant is essential to provenance.
Historical Context
The 161st Street / Yankee Stadium stop anchors the Bronx, the borough where graffiti and Cope2's own career began. Naming this station returns the artist to home ground, and the 2017 hand-embellished blue variant treats that homecoming as a rare, near-unique object.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2017
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print | Hand Finished; catalog dimensions 20 x 28 inches; Hand-Embellished 3-Color Screen Print on 370gsm Sirio Ultra Black Fine Art Paper.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Variants Available: 5 | Edition Size: 25 Price:.
- 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 2017 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
How rare is the blue variant?
Only 5 blue variants are available within the broader edition of 25.
What makes each unique?
It is hand-embellished, so each of the five copies carries unique painted touches.
Why is the station significant?
161st Street / Yankee Stadium is in the Bronx, Cope2's home borough and graffiti's birthplace.
What paper and size?
28 x 20 inches on 370gsm Sirio Ultra Black fine art paper.
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