November Mega Sale 2019 (Auction #109)
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/5/2019
This Original Art is airbrushed, handbrushed, SIGNED and numbered by the artist, the late great Rick Griffin!
We are thrilled to offer this hand painted rendering on white “Crescent” Matte Board of The Grateful Dead’s Reckoning Album cover by Rick Griffin. This piece is numbered 31/50 and SIGNED by the artist! Griffin undoubtedly had a solid track record for memorable album cover art, associated with bands like The Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service, as well as his trademark lettering style for several other bands’ graphics throughout three amazing decades. A legendary design by the most legendary artist of them all!
Poster – Grateful Dead Reckoning Album Art
Grade – Not Graded
Band/Bill – Grateful Dead
Date – 1981
Dimensions – 16 3/8” x 18”
Printing – Numbered 31/50
Artist – Rick Griffin
Condition Details – 100% Original with no restoration. A 15 3/4 “ diameter band of toning surrounding the painting from where it was previously framed with non-UV protective glass. There is also a tape pull on the back top left corner and tape residue in the other top left corner on the back as well. View the detailed high res photo of this lot. Click on the thumbnail photo, to see an enlarged photo. Click a second time on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the enlarged photo. A super high res image with every millimeter will now be clearly displayed. For a personalized eyewitness examination call 410-464-6180, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm eastern.
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1981–Rick Griffin Original Art-LIMITED EDITION Artist’s Proof-Grateful Dead Reckoning Album Cover-SIGNED GRIFFIN! Not Graded
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