Artist Statement
“18 x 24 inch screen print on cream Speckletone paper. Signed and numbered edition of 400. $65. Silver version will be available October 24, 2014 on www.georgeharrison.com” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
George (Silver Version) is a 2014 Shepard Fairey screen print portrait of George Harrison, published in connection with georgeharrison.com. It measures 18 x 24 inches and is a signed and numbered edition of 400 on cream Speckletone paper, at a $65 release price. The work exists in a Red Version and this Silver Version, with the Silver Version noted as available October 24, 2014 via georgeharrison.com. The portrait applies Fairey's graphic, poster-style treatment to the musician, blending his pop-culture collaboration work with his portraits-and-legacy approach to honoring influential figures.
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.