Artist Statement
“Shepard Fairey Soup Can IV, 2009 Hand printed silkscreen and pencil on manila acid free archival paper 20 x 16 inches Edition of 200 Numbered and signed by the artist Priced at $250, but price rose rapidly as the edition sold.” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Soup Can (IV) is a hand-printed silkscreen with pencil by Shepard Fairey, published by Iconoclast Editions in an edition of 200, numbered and signed by the artist. Printed on manila acid-free archival paper at 20 x 16 inches, the work was priced at $250 at release. Part of a four-image set (I, II, III, IV), the imagery adapts the soup-can motif into Fairey's graphic, pattern-laden style. The source notes the price rose rapidly as the edition sold. The piece nods to Pop Art's consumer-product iconography while incorporating Fairey's decorative and floral elements.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 20175.84. Observed range 16140.68–24211.01. Latest recorded sale: 2011-05-15. Very limited recorded sales (1-2). Hypothetical estimate at ~15% flat annual growth (80-120% band) is INDICATIVE ONLY.