Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Shepard Fairey Print Index
Ozzy Farewell Tour (Red)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
These prints are from the 2019 Ozzy Farewell Tour that never happened. Because of the strong response to my art for Black Sabbath’s “The End” tour in 2016, I was asked to create a print and T-shirt design for the Ozzy Farewell Tour, allegedly Ozzy’s last extensive tour ever. Then, right before the tour, after the prints had already been printed, Ozzy fell in his home, and that injury combined with a serious bout of pneumonia led to the cancellation of the tour. I was told that the tour would be rescheduled, likely/maybe at some point, but possibly no longer as the “Farewell Tour”. This prompted me to think of another revered hard rock institution… Spinal Tap. When David St. Hubbins is asked about the possible end of the band, he replies, “Well, I don’t really think that the end can be assessed as of itself as being the end because what does the end feel like? It’s like saying when you try to extrapolate the end of the universe, you say, if the universe is indeed infinite, then how – what does that mean? How far is all the way, and then if it stops, what’s stopping it, and what’s behind what’s stopping it? So, what’s the end, you know, is my question to you.” I was left feeling a similar level of ambiguity about the end of Ozzy performing live until I was asked to do some art for the “Back to the Beginning” show which marked the final show ever for Ozzy and the OG Sabbath lineup. In a literal twist, I rotated the abstract wings graphic device from my 2019 poster 180 degrees to become the frame for my “Back to the Beginning” portrait of Ozzy. I was given permission to finally release 2019 Ozzy Farewell Tour poster, and I think it is obvious why I referred to it as the prequel poster. There are two color ways because I couldn’t decide which I liked better, giving you the freedom of choice to get one, or the other, or both, or neither… isn’t choice a heavy burden? While you’re pondering that, here’s something I think we can all agree on… LONG LIVE OZZY! -Shepard PRINT D
Collector notes: Edition of 450; saved release record states an edition size of 450. 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.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2025
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year/date from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print; catalog dimensions 18x24.
- Edition details
- Edition of 450; saved release record states an edition size of 450.
- 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: Fairey's practice combines propaganda-style imagery, political and countercultural themes, and a recurring OBEY vocabulary. Subject-specific intent is not assumed here unless the release record states it. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2025 and attributes the edition to Obey Giant.
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 Obey Giant. 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.