{"product_id":"death-nyc-creation-of-adam-louis-vuitton-the-beatles-1","title":"Death NYC — \"Creation of Adam × Louis Vuitton × The Beatles\"","description":"\u003c!-- ================================================================\nEBAY SEO TITLE (79 chars):\nDeath NYC Creation of Adam Louis Vuitton Beatles Signed 2022 Michelangelo Framed\n================================================================ --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; color: #222; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; padding: 30px 20px 10px 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch1 style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 28px; color: #1a3a6b; margin: 0 0 8px 0; letter-spacing: 1px; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\n      Death NYC — \"Creation of Adam × Louis Vuitton × The Beatles\"\n    \u003c\/h1\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #555; margin: 0 0 6px 0; font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n      Michelangelo × Abbey Road × LV Monogram · Hand-Signed \u0026amp; Numbered \/100 · 2022 · 16\" × 20\"\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #c9a227; margin: 0; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003e\n      Premium Large Format · Custom Red Translucent Plexi Frame · Triple-Culture Mashup\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 2px solid #c9a227; width: 80%; margin: 20px auto;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding: 10px 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; color: #1a3a6b; border-left: 4px solid #c9a227; padding-left: 12px; margin: 25px 0 15px 0;\"\u003eWhat You Are Getting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003e\n      An authentic \u003cstrong\u003eDeath NYC limited-edition original print\u003c\/strong\u003e — arguably the most conceptually ambitious piece in Death NYC's luxury-mashup catalog. This single image collides \u003cstrong\u003ethree cultural touchstones\u003c\/strong\u003e: Michelangelo's 1511–1512 Sistine Chapel fresco \u003cem\u003eThe Creation of Adam\u003c\/em\u003e, The Beatles' 1969 \u003cem\u003eAbbey Road\u003c\/em\u003e album cover, and the \u003cstrong\u003eLouis Vuitton monogram\u003c\/strong\u003e, all crowned with Death NYC's signature \u003cstrong\u003ered satin bows\u003c\/strong\u003e. Hand-signed and hand-numbered in pencil by the artist, dated \u003cstrong\u003e2022\u003c\/strong\u003e, with Death \u0026amp; Co. blind stamp.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003e\n      The composition takes Michelangelo's iconic \"near-touching fingers\" moment between God and Adam, and inserts \u003cstrong\u003ethe four Beatles crossing Abbey Road\u003c\/strong\u003e between them — each dressed in a distinct Louis Vuitton monogram suit (blue, black, black with red cuffs, and Paul McCartney's signature cream\/white). Every figure in the fresco — Adam, the Beatles, God, the cherubs — wears Death NYC's \u003cstrong\u003esignature red bow\u003c\/strong\u003e, the artist's career-defining tag first introduced in the mid-2010s.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\"\u003e\n      Presented in a \u003cstrong\u003ecustom-fabricated red translucent floating acrylic frame\u003c\/strong\u003e with polished steel magnetic post-mount hardware. The red plexi frame is tonally matched to the red bows throughout the composition — a deliberate curatorial choice that turns the frame into part of the artwork. Excellent condition throughout; paper crisp, deckle edges intact, colors vivid, signature and number sharp.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #c9a227; width: 90%; margin: 25px auto;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding: 10px 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; color: #1a3a6b; border-left: 4px solid #c9a227; padding-left: 12px; margin: 25px 0 15px 0;\"\u003ePiece Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15px; margin-top: 10px;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background: #f7f7f2;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; width: 35%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eDeath NYC (American contemporary street artist, b. 1979)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eCreation of Adam × Louis Vuitton × The Beatles (Abbey Road)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f7f7f2;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e2022 (hand-dated by artist)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eLimited edition of 100, hand-numbered in pencil lower-right\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f7f7f2;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eHand-signed in pencil lower-left, dated 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eOffset lithograph \/ giclée on fine art 300gsm textured paper with deckle edges\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f7f7f2;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet Size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e16\" × 20\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (40.6 × 50.8 cm) — \u003cstrong\u003epremium large format\u003c\/strong\u003e (standard Death NYC is 18\"×13\"\/45×32cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eDeath \u0026amp; Co., New York (blind stamp present)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f7f7f2;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFraming\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eCustom red translucent floating acrylic (plexiglass) frame with polished steel magnetic post-mount hardware — tonally matched to the red bows in the composition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSource References\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eMichelangelo Buonarroti, \u003cem\u003eThe Creation of Adam\u003c\/em\u003e (c. 1511–1512, Sistine Chapel); Iain Macmillan's \u003cem\u003eAbbey Road\u003c\/em\u003e album cover photograph (8 August 1969); Louis Vuitton monogram canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f7f7f2;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px;\"\u003eExcellent — colors vivid, paper crisp, deckle edges intact, signature\/numbering sharp, frame clean\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: 1px solid #c9a227; width: 90%; margin: 25px auto;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding: 10px 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; color: #1a3a6b; border-left: 4px solid #c9a227; padding-left: 12px; margin: 25px 0 15px 0;\"\u003eAbout the Work\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003e\n      This piece is one of Death NYC's most sophisticated conceptual works — a \u003cstrong\u003etriple-layered cultural remix\u003c\/strong\u003e that stacks Renaissance art, 20th-century popular music, and 21st-century luxury branding into a single image. \u003cem\u003eArtsper Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e specifically calls out Death NYC's Creation-of-Adam × Louis-Vuitton series as one of the artist's signature Renaissance appropriations alongside the Mona Lisa × LV and Van Gogh × Rolex editions.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eLayer 1 — The Creation of Adam (c. 1511–1512):\u003c\/strong\u003e Painted by Michelangelo Buonarroti as part of the Sistine Chapel ceiling in Vatican City, \u003cem\u003eThe Creation of Adam\u003c\/em\u003e depicts the biblical moment when God reaches out to give life to Adam, their fingers nearly touching. It is one of the most reproduced and referenced images in Western art history, instantly recognizable across every culture and demographic.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eLayer 2 — The Beatles at Abbey Road (1969):\u003c\/strong\u003e On August 8, 1969, photographer Iain Macmillan captured The Beatles crossing the zebra stripes outside EMI Studios on Abbey Road in London. The resulting album cover — their 11th and penultimate studio release — has become perhaps the most imitated photograph in popular music. Death NYC inserts John, Paul, George, and Ringo directly into Michelangelo's fresco, transforming them into the bridge between God's outstretched hand and Adam's.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eLayer 3 — Louis Vuitton monogram:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every figure wears LV. Each Beatle is dressed in a distinct Louis Vuitton monogram colorway — blue, black, black-with-red-cuffs, and Paul's iconic white suit (here rendered in cream LV). The result reads simultaneously as high-fashion editorial, sacred fresco, and album cover — Death NYC's commentary on \u003cstrong\u003ebrand-as-religion\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003efame-as-divinity\u003c\/strong\u003e.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eThe red bows\u003c\/strong\u003e that cap every head are Death NYC's signature tag — a motif the artist has used consistently since the mid-2010s to \"claim\" reappropriated source material and signal the work as Death NYC–authored. Catalogued in \u003cem\u003eArtsper Magazine's\u003c\/em\u003e feature essay on the artist as a defining visual device across the catalog.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #c9a227; width: 90%; margin: 25px auto;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding: 10px 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; color: #1a3a6b; border-left: 4px solid #c9a227; padding-left: 12px; margin: 25px 0 15px 0;\"\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eDeath NYC\u003c\/strong\u003e (American, b. 1979) is an anonymous New York–based contemporary street artist whose work has been catalogued by \u003cstrong\u003eArtsper, Artsy, 1stDibs, Plazzart, Samhart Gallery, EBTH, Ross's Auctioneers,\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eLiveAuctioneers\u003c\/strong\u003e. The artist combines appropriated imagery from art history, advertising, entertainment, and fashion — Warhol, Murakami, Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Disney, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Supreme, Banksy — into critical-yet-playful mashups that sit squarely within the post-pop \/ post-appropriation tradition. Limited editions are published in runs of 100 plus artist's proofs, with most pieces dated and hand-signed under the Death \u0026amp; Co. imprint. The artist's work has been featured in the Google Glass commercial and exhibited in galleries across New York, Paris, and Tokyo.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #c9a227; width: 90%; margin: 25px auto;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin: 30px; padding: 25px; background: #f0f5fa; border: 2px solid #1a3a6b;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #1a3a6b; margin: 0 0 10px 0;\"\u003e✓ Authenticity Guaranteed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #333; margin: 0 0 10px 0;\"\u003eHand-signed and hand-numbered in pencil by Death NYC, dated 2022, with Death \u0026amp; Co. publisher blind stamp. Paper weight, 300gsm deckle-edge texture, edition size of 100, 16×20\" premium large format, and composition consistent with documented Death NYC Creation-of-Adam \/ Louis Vuitton \/ Beatles mashup editions catalogued by Artsper, EBTH Auctions, and Ross's Auctioneers UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555; margin: 0; font-style: italic;\"\u003eGauntlet Gallery has specialized in authenticated Death NYC editions since 2015, with direct provenance documentation on every piece we sell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding: 10px 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; color: #1a3a6b; border-left: 4px solid #c9a227; padding-left: 12px; margin: 25px 0 15px 0;\"\u003eWhat Is Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cul style=\"font-size: 16px; padding-left: 22px; margin: 0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eOriginal Death NYC \"Creation of Adam × LV × Beatles\" hand-signed limited edition \/100 print (2022)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eCustom red translucent floating acrylic frame with polished steel magnetic post hardware\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eDeath NYC Certificate of Authenticity (where provided at time of release)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eGauntlet Gallery provenance \u0026amp; authenticity documentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #c9a227; width: 90%; margin: 25px auto;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding: 10px 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; color: #1a3a6b; border-left: 4px solid #c9a227; padding-left: 12px; margin: 25px 0 15px 0;\"\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Handling\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eShips via \u003cstrong\u003eUPS with full insurance\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003esignature confirmation required\u003c\/strong\u003e. The acrylic frame is wrapped in archival foam, edge-protected with corner blocks, and suspended inside a double-wall corrugated carton to prevent impact transfer to the plexi panels. Tracking provided upon label generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\"\u003eInternational buyers welcome — please message for quote and customs documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #c9a227; width: 90%; margin: 25px auto;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin: 30px; padding: 25px; background: #f7f7f2; border: 2px solid #c9a227; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #1a3a6b; margin: 0 0 10px 0;\"\u003eCollect the Death NYC Louis Vuitton Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #444; margin: 0 0 10px 0;\"\u003eGauntlet Gallery regularly stocks the most-collected Death NYC editions — Beatles Abbey Road LV, Mona Lisa LV, Van Gogh Rolex, Lennon Drip LV, Mao × Murakami, and more. Browse our full eBay store for companion pieces, plus authenticated works by Shepard Fairey, Banksy, KAWS, and signed music and space memorabilia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #c9a227; margin: 0; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eAuthenticated · Archival · Gallery-Grade\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"background: #1a3a6b; color: #ffffff; padding: 30px 20px; text-align: center; margin-top: 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; color: #c9a227; margin: 0 0 10px 0; letter-spacing: 2px;\"\u003eGAUNTLET GALLERY\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff; margin: 0 0 6px 0; letter-spacing: 1px;\"\u003eAuthenticated Street Art \u0026amp; Collectibles · San Francisco · Est. 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #c9a227; margin: 0; letter-spacing: 2px;\"\u003eGauntlet.Gallery\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px 30px; text-align: center; font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eQuestions about the edition number, signature, Death \u0026amp; Co. blind stamp, or shipping? 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