RARE ART - Death NYC Obama x Stormtrooper Signed Art Print, 2013 AP Framed

Own a rare Death NYC Artist Proof (A/P) from 2013, featuring Obama and a Stormtrooper in a thought-provoking political statement. This hand-signed print, museum-matted in a stunning 100-year-old antique frame, is a unique collector's gem with a COA. Ships insured--ready to display. Perfect for art lovers and investors alike! Death NYC • Artist Proof (A/P) Obama x Stormtrooper • Hand-Signed Political Street Art (2013) Rare Artist Proof • Hand-Signed and Dated 2013 • COA Included Museum-Matted in Authentic 100-Year-Old Antique Frame • One-of-a-Kind Presentation

What You Are Getting

A rare Artist Proof (A/P) by Death NYC -- hand-signed and dated 2013 -- featuring one of the artist's most recognizable and provocative political compositions: Barack Obama in an intimate moment with a Star Wars Stormtrooper . This is a powerful, deliberately unsettling collision of real-world politics, imperial mythology, and pop-culture iconography that exemplifies Death NYC's sharpest work from the early period of the artist's career.

The print is museum-matted and professionally mounted in an authentic 100-year-old antique frame with a deep, ornate profile and textured black patina. The frame alone represents significant standalone value. Together, the rare A/P designation, the 2013 vintage, the political subject matter, and the one-of-a-kind antique presentation create a piece that exists nowhere else in exactly this form. This is not reproducible.

The Artwork

The image places the 44th President of the United States alongside an Imperial Stormtrooper -- the faceless foot soldier of a fictional galactic empire -- in a composition that refuses to explain itself. Is it a commentary on the machinery of power? On the seduction of authority? On the way pop culture and political reality have become indistinguishable? Death NYC does not answer the question. The artist asks it, then leaves the viewer standing in the discomfort of not knowing which figure represents what.

The black and white colorway with a subtle glittering black finish gives the piece a cinematic gravity that shifts under different lighting. In direct light, the glitter elements emerge and add dimensionality. In softer light, the composition reads as stark, graphic, and confrontational. The tonal restraint -- no color, no distraction -- forces the eye to the subject matter and refuses to let the viewer look away.

This image is widely regarded as one of Death NYC's most historically important political works. The Obama subject matter carries strong global recognition and enduring collector demand, while the Star Wars crossover extends the piece's appeal well beyond the street art market.

Print Details

Understanding Artist Proofs

An Artist Proof (A/P) is produced outside the standard numbered edition run. Where a typical Death NYC edition might be 100 impressions, Artist Proofs are created in much smaller quantities -- typically 10% or fewer of the edition size. They were historically reserved for the artist's personal use, studio archive, or select collectors and galleries.

In the secondary market, Artist Proofs consistently command a 20–50% premium over standard numbered editions of the same image. The reasoning is straightforward: fewer exist, they carry a designation that signals proximity to the artist's studio, and serious collectors recognize the A/P mark as an indicator of scarcity that numbered editions cannot match.

For a 2013 Death NYC print -- already over a decade old, from the artist's early production period -- the A/P designation compounds the vintage scarcity. This is not a recent edition that might still be available through normal channels. This is an early work in a designation that was rare from the moment it was produced.

Authentication

Hand-signed by Death NYC -- the artist's signature applied directly to the work

Dated 2013 in the artist's hand -- confirming the year of production

Artist Proof (A/P) designation marked on the work

Certificate of Authenticity (COA) included -- signed by the artist, visible within the frame

The Frame

About Death NYC

Death NYC (Don't Easily Abandon The Hope -- New York City) is a contemporary pop and street artist known for satirical commentary on politics, media, consumerism, and pop culture. Working across limited edition prints and one-of-one originals, Death NYC blends high and low cultural references into compositions that are simultaneously accessible and intellectually sharp -- Warhol-era appropriation meets the remix sensibility of the internet age.

The artist's political works -- particularly those featuring Obama-era imagery -- occupy a specific and increasingly valuable niche in the street art market. They document a cultural moment through the lens of pop iconography, creating pieces that function as both art and historical commentary. The 2013 date on this work places it firmly in Death NYC's early production period, before the broader market recognition that followed.

What Is Included

Death NYC Artist Proof (A/P) -- Obama x Stormtrooper political composition, hand-signed and dated 2013

Certificate of Authenticity (COA) signed by the artist -- visible within the frame

Museum-style matting with professional mounting

Authentic 100-year-old antique frame -- deep ornate profile, textured black patina, display-ready

Who This Is For

Street art collectors seeking a rare Artist Proof from Death NYC's early production period. Political art collectors drawn to Obama-era imagery with lasting cultural relevance and global recognition. Star Wars crossover collectors who appreciate the collision of pop mythology and real-world power. Interior designers and gallery owners sourcing a gallery-ready piece with a one-of-a-kind antique frame presentation. Or contemporary art investors who recognize that a 2013 A/P with this subject matter, in this frame, with this provenance, represents a convergence of scarcity factors that will only compound over time.

Shipping

Professionally packed and fully insured . Special care taken to protect the antique frame with corner guards, cushioning, and rigid outer packaging. Ships ready to hang with tracking and signature confirmation. International shipping available upon request.

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