Artist Statement
“Screen Print 18 x 24 inches Edition of 100” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Tank is a 1997 screen print published by Obey Giant in a first edition of 100, measuring 18 x 24 inches. The work centers on military imagery, rendered through Fairey's early propaganda-poster style with bold graphic framing and a limited palette. By isolating an icon of armed state power, the print engages his recurring interrogation of militarism and the aesthetics of authority. As an early hand-pulled Obey Giant screen print in a small edition, it sits within his foundational late-1990s output that repurposes the visual language of propaganda to question power and force.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 4616.87. Observed range 3693.5–5540.24. Latest recorded sale: 2024-04-28. Limited recorded sales. Estimate is a hypothetical projection at ~15% flat annual growth, shown as an 80-120% band; treat as indicative.