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District 13 Lotus Woman (First Edition)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
District 13 Lotus Woman (First Edition) is a 2019 Shepard Fairey screen print created as the official poster for the District 13 art event, published in connection with Hotel Drouot in a first edition of 400, measuring 18 x 24 inches. The image centers on a woman in Fairey's stylized Lotus Woman motif. Fairey, who had lectured at the fair the prior year, made this special creation to honor the District 13 edition, and it was offered for sale at Drouot during the event only. The source description is brief, focusing on the poster's commemorative role rather than detailed visual or production notes.
Collector notes: First Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 400. Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet groups this work under Civil rights and justice for discovery; that category is a navigation aid, not an authentication conclusion.
Historical Context
In the artist's words / from the release record:
“Shepard Fairey, aka Obey, who gave a lecture last year at the fair, honours this edition of District 13 by having created an official poster for the event. This special creation, District 13 Lotus Woman, will be on sale at Drouot during the event only.” — Shepard Fairey
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2019-09-25
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year/date from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Series
- Women Series
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print; catalog dimensions 24 x 18 in.
- Edition details
- First Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 400.
- Signature and marks
- Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: Shepard Fairey's OBEY / Andre the Giant campaign began in 1989 and grew into a long print and public-art practice; this page treats that as career context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition.
Meaning / interpretation: In the artist's or release record's own words: “Shepard Fairey, aka Obey, who gave a lecture last year at the fair, honours this edition of District 13 by having created an official poster for the event. This special creation, District 13 Lotus Woman, will be on sale at Drouot during the event only.”. This can be read as the documented intent for the work; no additional endorsement is assumed. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2019-09-25 and attributes the edition to Hotel Drouot. It is grouped under Women Series in the saved record. The saved record notes an original release price of EUR €70.00.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to Hotel Drouot. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, date, edition, dimensions, medium, release price, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- About — Shepard Fairey / OBEY GIANT — Obey Giant · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official OBEY GIANT artist biography and career context; it is not an individual-edition record.
- Shepard Fairey — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Shepard Fairey (Q1142847) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.