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Psychedelic Andre (Classic Red Obey Giant Variant)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Psychedelic Andre (Classic Red Obey Giant Variant) is a 2020 giclee print measuring 7.5 x 7.5 inches, published by 1xRUN in an edition tied to the 92 Obey Giant Blotter Variant release. A collaboration with poster artist John Van Hamersveld, it reworks the OBEY Andre the Giant icon in a swirling psychedelic treatment, issued for Bicycle Day 2020 and offered as one of four colorways. The small-format work fuses Fairey's signature face motif with vintage psychedelic poster aesthetics. Priced at $60 on release, it pairs OBEY iconography with a pop-culture collaboration drawn from classic concert-poster design.
Collector notes: 92 Obey Giant Blotter Variant · Classic Red Obey Giant Variant · Endless Summer Variant · Pinnacle Blue Variant; saved release record states an edition size of 419. 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 OBEY iconography for discovery; that category is a navigation aid, not an authentication conclusion.
Historical Context
In the artist's words / from the release record:
“Bicycle Day 2020 Blotter Variant Collaboration with John Van Hamersveld One of four color ways” — Shepard Fairey
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned print
- Release date
- 2020-04-17
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year/date from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Series
- OBEY Icon Series
- Medium and materials
- Giclee Print; catalog dimensions 7.5 x 7.5 in; four-color.
- Edition details
- 92 Obey Giant Blotter Variant · Classic Red Obey Giant Variant · Endless Summer Variant · Pinnacle Blue Variant; saved release record states an edition size of 419.
- 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: “Bicycle Day 2020 Blotter Variant Collaboration with John Van Hamersveld One of four color ways”. 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 2020-04-17 and attributes the edition to 1xRUN. It is grouped under OBEY Icon Series in the saved record. The saved record notes an original release price of USD $60.00.
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 1xRUN. 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.