Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$3,300.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This lot represents the FIRST CGC Graded example of this first printing to ever appear in our auction! Created by John Van Hamersveld this rendering of Hendrix is one of the most recognized images from the archives of the guitar legend's short career. This poster is one of the most sought after Jimi Hendrix Concert posters of all time.
Museum Quality copies of the poster sell for well over $10 000 + in today's market. Although this example has some hints of it's 50+ years of age it is an original printing and in good overall shape. Jimi Hendrix was the undeniable ”Poster Boy” of the sixties. His style and flash made him one of the most recognizable characters of the decade. This piece contains one of the most enduring images of this legendary guitar god.
This poster by master LA artist John Van Hamersveld is a lasting remnant from a very rare period in history. While San Francisco was getting all of the attention for its “scene” Los Angeles California was having a pretty wild party on its own and since it was LA it had to be bigger and more sensational. A promotion group known as Pinnacle Productions began having concerts at the 5000 seat Shrine Auditorium and was hosting many of the now legendary performers of the day. The Pinnacle driven by Van Hamersveld along with Marc Chase and Sepp Donahower produced some of the most powerful and electrifying concerts in the history of rock music at the Shrine Auditorium in the late ‘60’s.
If you want the greatest Hendrix poster of them all this is IT. If you want the best work ever produced by Hamersveld the most commercially successful 1960's concert poster artist of all time this is IT. If you want the ONLY CGC authenticated and graded specimen to EVER appear in ANY public auction this is IT!
Estimate: $3 500 - $7 000
Poster – Jimi Hendrix Shrine Auditorium
Grade – CGC 7.0
Band/Bill – Jimi Hendrix Soft Machine Blue Cheer Electric Flag
Venue – Shrine Auditorium
City – Los Angeles CA
Date – 2/10/68
Dimensions – 18 9/10” x 27”
Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Artist – John Van Hamersveld
Series/Promoter – Pinnacle Concerts
Condition Details – 100% Original with no restoration. 1 1/2" tear top center tack holes in each corner minor edgewear. 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 6:00pm eastern.
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