{"product_id":"death-nyc-chanel-sunglasses-1-1-hand-spray-painted-mixed-media-original-2019","title":"Death NYC Chanel Sunglasses 1\/1 Hand Spray Painted Mixed Media Original 2018","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003ctitle\u003eDeath NYC Chanel Sunglasses 1\/1 Hand Painted Original Mixed Media 2018\u003c\/title\u003e\n\n\n\u003c!-- 1. HEADER --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#1a3a6b;color:#fff;text-align:center;padding:28px 20px 22px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c9a227;margin-bottom:8px;\"\u003eGAUNTLET GALLERY • SAN FRANCISCO\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003ch1 style=\"font-size:26px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 6px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:#fff;\"\u003eDeath NYC — Chanel Sunglasses\u003c\/h1\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size:14px;color:#c9a227;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:1px;\"\u003eEdition 1\/1 • Hand Spray-Painted Mixed Media Original • Signed 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 2. SUBTITLE BAR --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f8f6f0;border-left:4px solid #c9a227;padding:14px 20px;margin:0;\"\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"font-size:13px;color:#1a3a6b;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:1px;\"\u003eUNIQUE 1\/1 ORIGINAL • NOT A PRINT • HAND SPRAY-PAINTED • EMBOSSED SEAL • ACRYLIC DISPLAY\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border:none;border-top:2px solid #c9a227;margin:0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 3. WHAT YOU ARE GETTING --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:24px 28px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:18px;color:#1a3a6b;border-left:4px solid #c9a227;padding-left:12px;margin:0 0 14px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;\"\u003eWhat You Are Getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e\n    A \u003cstrong\u003eunique 1\/1 original work by Death NYC\u003c\/strong\u003e — not a numbered edition print, but a \u003cstrong\u003eone-of-a-kind hand spray-painted mixed media piece\u003c\/strong\u003e that exists as a single copy anywhere in the world. The composition features a glamorous pop-art portrait wearing oversized Chanel sunglasses with dripping CC logos on the lenses, layered strands of oversized pearl and red bead jewelry, set against a quilted Chanel pattern background with the brand name repeating along the borders and the signature camellia flower in the upper left corner.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003eBold red graffiti text is hand-applied across the entire surface in spray paint\u003c\/strong\u003e — raw, dripping, and deliberately transgressive against the polished fashion-illustration aesthetic beneath it. This is the defining tension of the piece: the underlying image is refined, commercial, and aspirational; the graffiti overlay is aggressive, immediate, and confrontational. The spray paint sits on top of the printed base layer, meaning you can see and feel the physical texture of the hand-applied marks — this is not a reproduction of graffiti, it is actual graffiti applied by the artist’s hand.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0;\"\u003e\n    The piece is signed in pencil and dated \u003cstrong\u003e2018\u003c\/strong\u003e, marked as \u003cstrong\u003eedition 1\/1\u003c\/strong\u003e, and bears the \u003cstrong\u003eembossed Death \u0026amp; Co. authentication seal\u003c\/strong\u003e. Presented in a \u003cstrong\u003eclear acrylic sandwich display with brushed steel standoff bolts\u003c\/strong\u003e — a contemporary museum-style format that lets the mixed media textures breathe. The display can stand upright on a shelf or desk, or be wall-mounted.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border:none;border-top:2px solid #c9a227;margin:0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 4. ITEM DETAILS TABLE --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:24px 28px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:18px;color:#1a3a6b;border-left:4px solid #c9a227;padding-left:12px;margin:0 0 14px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;\"\u003eItem Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;font-family:Georgia,serif;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;width:35%;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eArtist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003eDeath NYC\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#f8f6f0;border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eTitle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003eChanel Sunglasses\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eYear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003e2018 (signed and dated)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#f8f6f0;border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eEdition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\/1 — Unique Original (One of One)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHand Spray-Painted Mixed Media\u003c\/strong\u003e (Print Base + Hand-Applied Spray Paint)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#f8f6f0;border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eColor Palette\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003eLight Blue, Black, Red, White, Pearl — with Red Spray Paint Overlay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eDisplay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003eAcrylic Sandwich Display with Brushed Steel Standoffs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#f8f6f0;border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eSigned\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003eYes — Hand-Signed in Pencil (Lower Left)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eEdition Mark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003e1\/1 (Lower Right, Pencil)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#f8f6f0;border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eAuthentication\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003eEmbossed Death \u0026amp; Co. Blind Stamp (Struck into Paper)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eSubject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003eChanel Sunglasses Portrait x Pearl Jewelry x Graffiti Overlay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"background:#f8f6f0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;font-weight:bold;color:#1a3a6b;vertical-align:top;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:10px 12px;color:#333;\"\u003eExcellent — Mixed media work and acrylic display in pristine condition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border:none;border-top:2px solid #c9a227;margin:0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 5. ABOUT THE WORK --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:24px 28px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:18px;color:#1a3a6b;border-left:4px solid #c9a227;padding-left:12px;margin:0 0 14px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;\"\u003eAbout the Work\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e\n    The Chanel Sunglasses composition is one of Death NYC’s most visually striking fashion-appropriation works. The base image draws directly from the language of luxury fashion illustration — oversized sunglasses with dripping CC logos, multi-strand pearl necklaces, quilted handbag texture as background pattern, the camellia flower motif — every element screaming aspirational Parisian luxury. Then the artist takes a spray can and obliterates it with raw red graffiti, creating a physical collision between high fashion and street culture that you can see \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e touch.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e\n    The \u003cstrong\u003ehand-painted spray element\u003c\/strong\u003e is what elevates this piece above Death NYC’s standard edition prints. You can see the texture of the spray paint sitting on top of the printed surface — the drips, the overspray halos, the varying density of the red pigment where the artist moved the can closer or farther from the paper. Each stroke is unrepeatable. This tactile dimension is absent from the numbered editions and is the fundamental reason why 1\/1 works sit at the apex of any artist’s market hierarchy.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0;\"\u003e\n    The 2018 production date places this in Death NYC’s most active and commercially significant period. The dripping CC logo on the sunglasses lenses is a recurring Death NYC motif — the luxury brand literally melting under the heat of the street art gaze. The pearls read as both fashion accessory and ironic commentary on value: what’s more precious, the manufactured luxury object or the unique artist intervention applied on top of it?\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 1\/1 CALLOUT --\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"background:#1a3a6b;border-radius:4px;padding:18px 22px;margin:16px 0 0 0;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;color:#fff;margin:0 0 8px 0;font-weight:bold;\"\u003e★ What 1\/1 Means — and Why It Matters\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#e0e0e0;margin:0;\"\u003e\n      A \u003cstrong\u003e1\/1 edition\u003c\/strong\u003e is the formal printmaking designation for a unique work — there is exactly one copy, and it will never be reproduced. In Death NYC’s catalog, 1\/1 pieces represent the \u003cstrong\u003ehighest tier of the artist’s output\u003c\/strong\u003e, sitting above the numbered editions of 100, the Artist’s Proofs, and the Hors Commerce impressions. The hand spray-painted intervention makes each 1\/1 truly irreplaceable — the spray marks cannot be duplicated, the drips are gravity-dependent and unrepeatable, and the physical texture of paint on paper creates a mixed media surface that photographs cannot fully convey. For collectors who understand the hierarchy, 1\/1 is the top of the pyramid.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border:none;border-top:2px solid #c9a227;margin:0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 6. ABOUT THE ARTIST --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:24px 28px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:18px;color:#1a3a6b;border-left:4px solid #c9a227;padding-left:12px;margin:0 0 14px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;\"\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003eDeath NYC\u003c\/strong\u003e is an anonymous New York City-based street artist who emerged in the early 2010s as a major force in the post-Banksy wave of appropriation-driven urban art. The name itself is an acronym — \u003cem\u003eDon’t Easily Abandon The Hope\u003c\/em\u003e — and the visual vocabulary encompasses luxury fashion brands, celebrity portraits, Disney characters, and the full canon of Western art history remixed through a distinctive aesthetic that ranges from screen-printed editions to hand-painted unique works like this one.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0;\"\u003e\n    Death NYC’s work has been featured in Vogue, Artnet, Hypebeast, and gallery exhibitions across Europe and the US. The 1\/1 mixed media works represent a small and highly sought-after subset of the artist’s total output. While the numbered editions circulate freely on the secondary market, the unique hand-painted originals rarely surface for sale — most are held by private collectors who acquired them directly from the artist or through gallery relationships.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border:none;border-top:2px solid #c9a227;margin:0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 7. WHAT IS INCLUDED --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:24px 28px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:18px;color:#1a3a6b;border-left:4px solid #c9a227;padding-left:12px;margin:0 0 14px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;\"\u003eWhat Is Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.8;color:#333;margin:0;padding-left:20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eDeath NYC “Chanel Sunglasses” hand spray-painted mixed media original, edition 1\/1\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eSigned in pencil and dated 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eEmbossed Death \u0026amp; Co. authentication seal on paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eAcrylic sandwich display with brushed steel standoff bolts\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eDisplay stands upright on desk\/shelf or can be wall-mounted\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border:none;border-top:2px solid #c9a227;margin:0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 8. SHIPPING --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:24px 28px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:18px;color:#1a3a6b;border-left:4px solid #c9a227;padding-left:12px;margin:0 0 14px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0 0 8px 0;\"\u003eShips within \u003cstrong\u003e1–2 business days\u003c\/strong\u003e via \u003cstrong\u003eUPS with full insurance coverage\u003c\/strong\u003e from San Francisco, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#333;margin:0 0 8px 0;\"\u003eGiven the unique and irreplaceable nature of this 1\/1 original, packaging is \u003cstrong\u003ewhite-glove standard\u003c\/strong\u003e: the acrylic display is wrapped in foam, bubble-wrapped, and double-boxed with rigid corner protection and fragile labeling throughout. \u003cstrong\u003eSignature confirmation required at delivery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#666;margin:0;font-style:italic;\"\u003eInternational buyers welcome — message us before purchase for a custom shipping quote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border:none;border-top:2px solid #c9a227;margin:0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 9. CROSS-SELL --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f8f6f0;padding:20px 28px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;color:#1a3a6b;font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 6px 0;font-family:Georgia,serif;\"\u003eMore from Gauntlet Gallery\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;color:#555;margin:0;\"\u003eBrowse our full collection of authenticated Death NYC originals and editions, Shepard Fairey screen prints, KAWS figures, and signed memorabilia. New listings added weekly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- 10. 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