Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Shepard Fairey Print Index
Wave Of Distress (2025)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Wave Of Distress (2025) is a Shepard Fairey screen print published by PangeaSeed addressing environment and climate themes. The main first edition is a 4-color screenprint, 18 x 24 inches, on thick cream-speckled tone paper with a white border, hand-signed and numbered in an edition of 350, priced at $85. The release also includes an XL Variant on Canson Aquarelle paper (30 x 40 in., full-bleed deckled edges, edition of 100) and a Holographic Lava Foil Edition (18 x 24 in., white matte pearl lava foil, edition of 75). The imagery centers on an ocean wave evoking environmental distress.
Collector notes: First Edition · Lava Foil · XL Giclee; saved release record states an edition size of 350. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet groups this work under Collaborations and pop culture for discovery; that category is a navigation aid, not an authentication conclusion.
Historical Context
In the artist's words / from the release record:
“Screenprint Edition 18 x 24 in. 4-color screenprint Thick cream-speckled tone paper White border Hand-signed & numbered Edition of 350 prints XL Variant Edition 30 x 40 in. Canson Aquarelle 310gsm fine art paper Full-bleed with hand-deckled edges Hand-signed & numbered Edition of 100 prints Holographic Lava Foil Edition 18 x 24 in. White matte pearl lava foil Eco-friendly inks and varnish layering Hand-signed & numbered Edition of 75 prints” — Shepard Fairey
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2025-11-20
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year/date from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Series
- Environmental Series
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print; catalog dimensions 24 x 18 in; 4-color.
- Edition details
- First Edition · Lava Foil · XL Giclee; saved release record states an edition size of 350.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature 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: “Screenprint Edition 18 x 24 in. 4-color screenprint Thick cream-speckled tone paper White border Hand-signed & numbered Edition of 350 prints XL Variant Edition 30 x 40 in. Canson Aquarelle 310gsm fine art paper Full-bleed with hand-deckled edges Hand-signed & numbered Edition of 100 prints Holographic Lava Foil Edition 18 x 24 in. White matte pearl lava foil Eco-friendly inks and varnish layering Hand-signed & numbered Edition of 75 prints”. 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 2025-11-20 and attributes the edition to PangeaSeed. It is grouped under Environmental Series in the saved record. The saved record notes an original release price of USD $85.00.
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 PangeaSeed. 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.