Year2013
MediumLetterpress
Dimensions13 x 10 in
EditionFirst Edition
Edition size300
PublisherObey Giant
Original release price$60
SeriesPolitical Series
EraModern Activism Era
Collector6/10
Visual7/10
Historical6/10
ScarcityModerate
Artist Statement
“1 color Letterpress on 100% cotton Lettre paper, 110lb, deckled edges. Signed, Stamped and Numbered edition of 300. 10 inches x 13 inches, frame ready. Ships flat. $60 Release Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at a random time between 10am and 12 noon PST. Letterpress printing is the art of relief printing using a printing press. The PEACE DOVE Letterpress involved locking an etched zinc plate into the bed of a press, inking it, and pressing paper against it to form a lasting impression in the paper. Invented by Johannes Gutenberg circa 1450 AD.” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Peace Dove Letterpress is a 2013 letterpress print by Shepard Fairey, published by Obey Giant in a signed, stamped, and numbered edition of 300 at 10 x 13 inches. The source describes it as a 1-color letterpress on 100% cotton Lettre paper, 110lb, with deckled edges, frame ready and shipped flat, priced at $60. It was released on March 5, 2013. The print depicts Fairey's peace dove motif and uses the traditional relief-printing technique of letterpress, pressing an etched zinc plate into the paper.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 325.0. Observed range 109.12–999.99. Latest recorded sale: Oct 22, 20. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.