Artist Statement
“The mission of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is to defend ocean wildlife worldwide. Shepard did a portrait of founder Paul Watson that will be available as a print on 12/17/09 at Random. The print comes in two different colorway, Light Blue and Dark Blue. Both are Editions of 450, 18 x 24, Signed and Numbered by Shepard and Capt. Paul Watson. $55 each. A portion of the profits will go to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Paul Watson (Dark Blue) is a 2009 Shepard Fairey screen print, 18 x 24 inches, an edition of 450 published by Obey Giant. It is a portrait of Captain Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which works to defend ocean wildlife worldwide. Released December 17, 2009 in two colorways (Dark Blue and Light Blue), the print was signed and numbered by both Shepard and Watson. A portion of the profits went to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. The composition pairs Fairey's signature portrait treatment with a cool dark-blue palette, presenting Watson as an activist figure in the artist's propaganda-poster idiom.
Market Context
No recorded public sales >= $100 - pieces like this are typically held long-term by investors/collectors, were destroyed or consumed, or do not surface on the open market.