Ed Piskor
Run-Dmc. Original Cover Art From Volume 3 Of "The Hip Hop Family Tree", 2015.
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 USD
Price realised: 4.788 USD
Price realised: 4.788 USD
Description
ED PISKOR
"RUN-DMC". ORIGINAL COVER ART FROM VOLUME 3 OF THE HIP HOP FAMILY TREE, 2015
Pencil, ink, and marker on stiff paper (17 by 11 inches), signed "Ed Piskor 2020" at bottom.
"Holy fuck those hands are ridiculous! Also, I started seeing all sorts of stuff about the Illuminati’s infiltration of hip hop as a tool for manipulation and keeping people subservient, so I composed this image to resemble the Masonic compass, hoping that those same people would see it."
From Fantagraphics, the publisher: "Hip Hop Family Tree Book 3: 1983-1984. The third volume of the popular webcomic tells the true story of hip-hoppers The Beastie Boys, Run-DMC, The Fat Boys, and many more.
Ed Piskor’s acclaimed graphic novel series continues! Book 3 highlights Run DMC’s rise to fame and introduces unassailable acts like Whodini, The Fat Boys, Slick Rick, and Doug E Fresh. The Beastie Boys become a rap group. Rick Rubin meets Russell Simmons to form Def Jam. The famous TV pilot to the dance show Graffiti Rock and the documentaries Style Wars and Breakin’ and Enterin’ are all highlighted in this comprehensive volume spanning
REFERENCE:
Illustrated: Ed Piskor: The Fantagraphics Studio Edition, p. 79
PROVENANCE: Courtesy Ed Piskor
"RUN-DMC". ORIGINAL COVER ART FROM VOLUME 3 OF THE HIP HOP FAMILY TREE, 2015
Pencil, ink, and marker on stiff paper (17 by 11 inches), signed "Ed Piskor 2020" at bottom.
"Holy fuck those hands are ridiculous! Also, I started seeing all sorts of stuff about the Illuminati’s infiltration of hip hop as a tool for manipulation and keeping people subservient, so I composed this image to resemble the Masonic compass, hoping that those same people would see it."
From Fantagraphics, the publisher: "Hip Hop Family Tree Book 3: 1983-1984. The third volume of the popular webcomic tells the true story of hip-hoppers The Beastie Boys, Run-DMC, The Fat Boys, and many more.
Ed Piskor’s acclaimed graphic novel series continues! Book 3 highlights Run DMC’s rise to fame and introduces unassailable acts like Whodini, The Fat Boys, Slick Rick, and Doug E Fresh. The Beastie Boys become a rap group. Rick Rubin meets Russell Simmons to form Def Jam. The famous TV pilot to the dance show Graffiti Rock and the documentaries Style Wars and Breakin’ and Enterin’ are all highlighted in this comprehensive volume spanning
REFERENCE:
Illustrated: Ed Piskor: The Fantagraphics Studio Edition, p. 79
PROVENANCE: Courtesy Ed Piskor
Upper estimate price exceeded by 37 %.
In September 2020 Sothebys in New York held the auction Hip Hop, which included the work Run-Dmc. Original Cover Art From Volume 3 Of "The Hip Hop Family Tree", 2015. by Ed Piskor. The »bidding war« ended at USD 4,788.00 (€ 4,086.02), 37% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Ed Piskor - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Original Slipcase Art For Volumes 3 & 4 Of "The Hip Hop Family Tree", 2015, which sold at auction in September 2020 for USD 12,600.00 (€ 10,752.69).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 37 % übertroffen
Im September 2020 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Hip Hop durch, in der auch die Arbeit Run-Dmc. Original Cover Art From Volume 3 Of "The Hip Hop Family Tree", 2015. von Ed Piskor zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 4.788,00 (€ 4.086,02) und damit 37% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Ed Piskor mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Original Slipcase Art For Volumes 3 & 4 Of "The Hip Hop Family Tree", 2015 beobachtet, die im September 2020 für USD 12.600,00 (€ 10.752,69) versteigert wurde.
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