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Pentimento (Special Edition)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Pentimento (Special Edition), 2020, is a collector package built around the Vhils monograph 'Pentimento – Alexandre Farto aka Vhils,' issued in an edition of 300. The book carries texts by Roger Gastman and Miguel Moore with graphic design by João M. Machado, published by Vhils Studio, and pairs the monograph with a hand-finished screen print at 36 by 24 cm.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Edition of /300. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
The term pentimento, an artist's visible change of mind beneath a painting's surface, is a fitting title for Vhils, whose work reveals hidden layers. This special edition unites a substantial monograph, with essays by street-art historian Roger Gastman, with an editioned print, making it both a reference volume and a collectible object at 300 copies.
Collector Perspective
Value here depends on completeness and condition: the book unmarked and the accompanying hand-finished screen print unhandled, kept together as issued. At 300 examples the edition is limited but not scarce. Collectors gain both a documented text on Vhils's practice and a signed artwork, an appealing combination for those building a research-backed holding.
Historical Context
Published by Vhils Studio in 2020, the Pentimento monograph consolidated Vhils's decade of practice with critical texts, including from Roger Gastman, a leading chronicler of graffiti and street art. The special edition format reflects a maturing artist packaging his own scholarship and imagery for a collector audience.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2020
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print | Hand Finished | Book (Monograph); catalog dimensions 36 x 24 cm; Screen print: Pentimento, 2020; Screen print on paper; Screen print ink, Quink ink, bleach, and acid.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Edition of /300.
- 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: Read as documented context rather than stated intent: Published by Vhils Studio in 2020, the Pentimento monograph consolidated Vhils's decade of practice with critical texts, including from Roger Gastman, a leading chronicler of graffiti and street art. This is an interpretive reading of the release context, not a statement of the artist's intent for this specific work. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2020 and attributes the edition to Underdogs.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- The saved release description references: Box:. Confirm any original sleeve, tube, box, or backing board copy by copy.
- 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 is included in the Special Edition?
The 'Pentimento' monograph plus a hand-finished screen print at 36 by 24 cm, in an edition of 300.
Who wrote the book's texts?
Roger Gastman and Miguel Moore, with graphic design by João M. Machado, published by Vhils Studio.
What does 'pentimento' mean?
It refers to an underlying change beneath a work's surface, fitting for Vhils's layer-revealing practice.
What drives its value?
Keeping the book and print together in good condition, as issued.
