Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Vhils Print Index
Palimpsest Monography
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Palimpsest Monography (2016) is a monotype on acrylic glass framing advertising posters collected directly from the street, mounted on Valchromat. Issued in an edition of 35 plus 10 APs at 60 × 40 × 2.6 cm, each example is unique, signed and numbered by the artist.
Collector notes: Edition of 35 plus 10 artist's proofs according to the saved release record. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
The word palimpsest — a surface reused and overwritten — is the literal subject here. By embedding scavenged advertising posters behind an acrylic-glass monotype, Vhils makes the city's discarded skin part of the artwork itself, collapsing the gap between his street sourcing and the studio object.
Collector Perspective
This is among Vhils' most object-like editions: a mounted, three-dimensional work rather than a flat print, with a small edition of 35 and genuine variation between examples. The incorporation of real street posters gives each piece a documentary, one-off character that appeals to collectors seeking his sculptural side.
Historical Context
Vhils has long harvested layered billboard and poster fragments from urban walls as raw material. Palimpsest Monography formalizes that gathering instinct into a framed editioned format in 2016, sitting alongside his door and wall pieces that treat found urban surfaces as archaeology.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2016
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print; catalog dimensions 60 x 40 x 2.6 cm.
- Edition details
- Edition of 35 plus 10 artist's proofs according to the saved release record.
- 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: This page treats Vhils'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 2016 and attributes the edition to Underdogs.
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 Underdogs. 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, year, edition, dimensions, medium, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- Vhils — official site — Vhils studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- Vhils — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Vhils (Q115823) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.
FAQ
What makes each example unique?
It is a monotype combined with individually collected street advertising posters, so no two share the same underlying found material.
How is it constructed?
A monotype on acrylic glass frames street posters, mounted on Valchromat, at 60 × 40 × 2.6 cm.
How large is the edition?
35 numbered examples plus 10 artist's proofs.
