Year2017
MediumLetterpress
Dimensions13 x 10 in
EditionFirst Edition · Letterpress
Edition size450
PublisherObey Giant
Original release price$65
SeriesPolitical Series
EraModern Activism Era
Collector6/10
Visual6/10
Historical5/10
ScarcityModerate
Artist Statement
“Rose Soldier. 10 x 13 inches. Letterpress on cream cotton paper with hand-deckled edges. Signed by Shepard Fairey. Numbered edition of 450. $65. Obey publishing chop in lower left corner.” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Rose Soldier (Letterpress) is a 2017 Shepard Fairey letterpress print published by Obey Giant. It is a letterpress on cream cotton paper with hand-deckled edges measuring 10 x 13 inches, signed by Shepard Fairey in a numbered edition of 450 at $65, with the Obey publishing chop in the lower left corner. The image pairs a soldier motif with a rose, a juxtaposition of militarism and floral symbolism rendered in the tactile, impressed surface of letterpress on craft-forward cotton stock.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 149.99. Observed range 100.0–450.0. Latest recorded sale: Sep 27, 20. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.