Artist Statement
“To celebrate and support the upcoming 10th edition of Art for Tibet, Shepard Fairey is releasing a new colorway print of an image of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, that he created based on a photograph taken by Don Farber 12 years ago. Each print is numbered and signed by Shepard Fairey. This is a limited edition run of this print, only 500 will be printed and sold. The prints are 18 x 24 inches and are silkscreened on Thick Cream Speckle Tone Paper. 100% of proceeds will go to Students for a Free Tibet.” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Compassion (His Holiness The Dalai Lama) is a 2022 Shepard Fairey screen print depicting the Dalai Lama, based on a photograph taken by Don Farber twelve years earlier. Measuring 18 x 24 inches, it is silkscreened on thick cream Speckletone paper in a numbered, signed edition of 500. Released as a new colorway to support the 10th edition of Art for Tibet, the work renders the spiritual leader in Fairey's signature portrait style. According to the source, 100% of proceeds went to Students for a Free Tibet. The piece pairs a calm, reverent portrait subject with Fairey's bold graphic treatment and decorative framing.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 725.0. Observed range 100.0–1900.0. Latest recorded sale: 2025-07-30. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.