Artist Statement
“Drink Crude Oil. 18 x 24 inches. Screen print on cream Speckle Tone paper. Signed by Shepard Fairey. Numbered edition of 450. $45.” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Drink Crude Oil is a 2017 Shepard Fairey screen print on cream Speckle Tone paper, measuring 18 x 24 inches. This Artist Proof is part of a release tied to a signed, numbered edition of 450 published by Obey Giant. The image plays on advertising and consumer-product visual language, recasting the act of consumption around crude oil to critique fossil-fuel dependence. Rendered in Fairey's familiar high-contrast graphic palette, it combines a mock-commercial directive with environmental warning. The print is signed by Shepard Fairey and was released at an original price of $45.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 265.0. Observed range 108.63–475.0. Latest recorded sale: 2025-08-15. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.