Artist Statement
“Screen Print 18 x 24 inches Edition of 100” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Che is a 1997 screen print published by Obey Giant in a first edition of 100, measuring 18 x 24 inches. The work appropriates the iconic revolutionary portrait of Che Guevara and reworks it through Fairey's early propaganda-poster vocabulary of bold red, black, and cream tones. The image fuses a recognizable political portrait with the graphic conventions of agitprop, treating a familiar pop-political symbol as raw material for commentary on imagery and power. As an early hand-pulled screen print in a small edition, it sits among Fairey's foundational late-1990s output exploring how revolutionary and propaganda imagery circulates as pop iconography.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 3458.03. Observed range 2766.42–4149.63. Latest recorded sale: 2021-10-03. Very limited recorded sales (1-2). Hypothetical estimate at ~15% flat annual growth (80-120% band) is INDICATIVE ONLY.