Skull Star (Skull Star 11)

Work Summary & Collector Notes

"Skull Star (Skull Star 11)" is a 2012 unique work, spray paint on Somerset Velvet 400gsm paper, signed by the artist. It belongs to the Star Skull Series, twenty original works on paper based on the Star Skull canvas from Ron English's Skin Deep body of work. As a hand-sprayed unique piece, no two in the series are identical.

Collector notes: 2; saved release record states an edition size of 1. The saved release record describes: signed. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.

Why It Matters

Unlike English's editioned prints, this is a one-of-a-kind original within a series of just twenty variants, each hand-executed in spray paint. That makes it materially distinct from the giclée editions in the index and directly connected to a specific canvas source from the Skin Deep works.

Collector Perspective

A unique, hand-sprayed original carries a different collector proposition than a numbered print: singularity rather than edition scarcity. As one of only twenty in the Star Skull Series, it commands the premium associated with originals. Documentation tying it to the series and canvas is essential; verify the artist's signature.

Historical Context

The star-skull is among English's signature motifs, and the Skin Deep body of work gave rise to this canvas and its twenty spray-paint offspring. Executed on heavyweight Somerset Velvet, the series bridges his graphic iconography and his hands-on painting practice in 2012.

Documented Release Details

Object type

Editioned print or object

Release date

2012

Release-date note

Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.

Medium and materials

catalog dimensions 76 x 76 cm; Spray paint on Somerset Velvet 400gsm paper. Varied series of 20 unique pieces, signed by the artist; The ‘Star Skull Series' are twenty original works on paper based on the Star Skull canvas from Ron English's Skin Deep show at Lazarides Rathbone gallery earlier this year; All twenty use the same set of eight stencils in completely different colours and were hand-sprayed by Ron English himself at our Execution Dock studio.

Edition details

2; saved release record states an edition size of 1.

Signature and marks

The saved release record describes: signed. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.

Documented History and Meaning

History note: This page treats Ron English's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.

Meaning / interpretation: No per-work artist statement is recorded for this edition. Any thematic reading should be treated as interpretation of the imagery, not a documented statement of the artist's intent. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.

Release context: The saved catalog lists 2012 and attributes the edition to Lazarides Editions.

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 Lazarides Editions. 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

1. Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, year, edition, dimensions, medium, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
2. POPaganda — official site — Ron English studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
3. Ron English (artist) — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
4. Ron English (Q582475) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.

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