Year2010
MediumScreen Print
Dimensions24 x 18 in
EditionFirst Edition
Edition size450
PublisherObey Giant
Original release price$65
SeriesMusic Series
EraMusic Era
Collector6/10
Visual7/10
Historical6/10
ScarcityModerate
Artist Statement
“18 x 24? Screen Print, Signed and Numbered Edition of 450. $65 Photography by Billy Name / Kymara Artistic Management http://www.billyname.com/contact/contact.html www.kymara.com This poster is from a painting I did of Nico from the Velvet Underground. The painting was based on a photo by Billy Name who worked with Warhol in the Factory. For anyone who does not know, Warhol managed the Velvet Underground, got them their record deal, and designed their first record cover with the banana (which could originally be peeled). Warhol also suggested that Nico, a german fashion model and singer, be i
About This Print
Nico Canvas Print is an 18 x 24 inch screen print published by Obey Giant in 2010, released June 10, in a signed and numbered first edition of 450 at $65. The portrait depicts Nico, the German model and singer associated with the Velvet Underground, and is based on a painting Fairey made from a photograph by Billy Name, Andy Warhol's Factory photographer. Fairey credits Billy Name, notes that Name shares in the print's revenue, and recounts Nico's ties to Warhol, the Velvet Underground, Iggy Pop, and the Stooges in his accompanying statement.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 390.0. Observed range 114.99–2010.0. Latest recorded sale: 2022-01-31. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.