Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,800.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This poster is signed in pencil by the artist Victor Moscoso and is in a special CGC Signature Series holder! Signature Series posters are signed in the presence of an authorized CGC witness. The special gold holder provides instant recognition of this item's special status!
A milestone lot representing the FINEST QUALITY CONDITION CGC Graded example of this issue we've ever offered! The FD-38 masterpiece by Victor Moscoso is at the top of the list of the artists contributions to the Avalon Ballroom /Family Dog series. The design was an early experiment by the artist in the use of opposing colors to create different effects. This poster is prominently displayed in The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
This is one of the classic images of 1960’s Psychedelic Poster Art and as such it has been widely displayed in major art museums throughout the world! In October 2017 a lower 9.6 graded example reached $1162 in our auction and it wasn't signed. This amazing 9.8 museum quality specimen is SIGNED by the artist and in a special CGC Signature Series holder!! Read our blog dated 1/20/18 where we discuss the skyrocketing demand for signed material such as this lot!
Poster – Big Brother and the Holding Company Avalon Ballroom
Catalog #FD-38
Grade – CGC 9.8
Bands/Bill – Big Brother and the Holding Company Oxford Circle and Lee Michaels
Venue – Avalon Ballroom
City – San Francisco California
Date – 12/9-11/66
Dimensions – 14 7/32” x 17 31/32”
Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Artist – Victor Moscoso
Series/Promoter – Family Dog
Paper Type – Vellum
Condition Details – Superb Museum Quality that is unimprovable in every way. Of course there are no nicks cuts tears or pinholes! 100% Original with no restoration.
*****This poster is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. *****
*A 20% Buyers Premium will be added to the final hammer price of this lot.*
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