Ed Piskor
"Fat Boys". Original Art For Issue 9 Splash Page Of "The Hip Hop Family Tree", 2015
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 2.520 USD
Price realised: 2.520 USD
Description
ED PISKOR
"FAT BOYS". ORIGINAL ART FOR ISSUE 9 SPLASH PAGE OF THE HIP HOP FAMILY TREE, 2015
Pencil, ink, and marker on stiff paper (17 by 11 inches), signed "Ed Piskor 2020" at bottom.
"If I would have taken a second glance at this page there wouldn’t be all that white space in the title. Also, outer space backgrounds almost can never look bad."
From Fantagraphics, the publisher: "Hip Hop Family Tree Book 1: 1975-1981. From bestselling author and self-proclaimed hip hop nerd Ed Piskor, Hip Hop Family Tree is the entertaining, encyclopedic history of the formative years of the music genre that changed global culture. Originally serialized on the hugely popular website Boing Boing, each volume is cleverly presented and packaged in a style mimicking the Marvel comics of the same era. Piskor
REFERENCE:
Illustrated: Ed Piskor: The Fantagraphics Studio Edition, p. 152
PROVENANCE:
Courtesy Ed Piskor
"FAT BOYS". ORIGINAL ART FOR ISSUE 9 SPLASH PAGE OF THE HIP HOP FAMILY TREE, 2015
Pencil, ink, and marker on stiff paper (17 by 11 inches), signed "Ed Piskor 2020" at bottom.
"If I would have taken a second glance at this page there wouldn’t be all that white space in the title. Also, outer space backgrounds almost can never look bad."
From Fantagraphics, the publisher: "Hip Hop Family Tree Book 1: 1975-1981. From bestselling author and self-proclaimed hip hop nerd Ed Piskor, Hip Hop Family Tree is the entertaining, encyclopedic history of the formative years of the music genre that changed global culture. Originally serialized on the hugely popular website Boing Boing, each volume is cleverly presented and packaged in a style mimicking the Marvel comics of the same era. Piskor
REFERENCE:
Illustrated: Ed Piskor: The Fantagraphics Studio Edition, p. 152
PROVENANCE:
Courtesy Ed Piskor
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work "Fat Boys". Original Art For Issue 9 Splash Page Of "The Hip Hop Family Tree", 2015 by Ed Piskor was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in September 2020. The price achieved of USD 2,520.00 (€ 2,150.54) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 2,000.00 – 3,000.00. Admittedly, works by Ed Piskor have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Original Slipcase Art For Volumes 3 & 4 Of "The Hip Hop Family Tree", 2015 in September 2020 with an auction result of USD 12,600.00 (€ 10,752.69).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit "Fat Boys". Original Art For Issue 9 Splash Page Of "The Hip Hop Family Tree", 2015 von Ed Piskor kam im September 2020 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 2.520,00 (€ 2.150,54) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ed Piskor auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Original Slipcase Art For Volumes 3 & 4 Of "The Hip Hop Family Tree", 2015 im September 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 12.600,00 (€ 10.752,69).
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