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Mary Stab (In Purple / Red)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
"Mary Stab (In Purple / Red)" is a hand-painted, silkscreened mixed-media work on Lenox 100 paper at 38 x 50 inches, from a varied edition of 15, signed and stamped by Faile. The source dates the piece to 2003. It renders a religious Mary figure in a purple and red treatment at large gallery scale.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Varied Edition of 15. The saved release record describes: signed. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
The Mary subject places this among Faile's religious and iconographic imagery, where devotional figures are recast through the studio's collage aesthetic. As a large hand-painted multiple of 15, each impression is substantially unique, and the purple/red colorway with its charged "Stab" title gives the work a provocative, ambivalent tone.
Collector Perspective
The source lists a 2003 date against the 2006 catalog year, so verify the exact date, title, and edition before buying. As a hand-painted multiple of 15 at 38 x 50 inches, impressions vary meaningfully — request images of the specific sheet, confirm the purple/red colorway, and check the signature and stamp on the Lenox 100 stock.
Historical Context
Faile has repeatedly drawn on religious iconography, pairing devotional imagery with pulp and street motifs to unsettling effect. The Mary figure here belongs to that thread. Produced as a large hand-painted multiple on archival Lenox paper, it reflects the studio's ambitious editioned works that approach the scale and uniqueness of original paintings.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2006
- 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 | Hand Painted Multiple; catalog dimensions 50 x 38 inches; Hand painted / Silkscreen; Mixed media work on paper; Lenox 100 Paper.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Varied Edition of 15.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: This page treats Faile'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 2006 and attributes the edition to Faile Shop.
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 Faile Shop. 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.
- FAILE — official site — FAILE studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official studio site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- FAILE (artist collaboration) — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
FAQ
What subject does this depict?
It features a religious Mary figure, part of Faile's iconographic imagery, in a purple and red colorway.
Is it a unique work?
It is a hand-painted multiple from a varied edition of 15, so each impression is individually painted and unique.
What size and paper?
38 x 50 inches on Lenox 100 paper, combining silkscreen and hand-painting.
Why is the date ambiguous?
The source lists 2003 while the catalog year is 2006; confirm the exact date with the seller before purchase.
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