Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$5,700.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This poster is signed in ink by the artist the late great Rick Griffin!
Rick Griffin's Hawaiian Aoxomoxoa is one of most coveted desirable and expensive concert posters in the world. MANY would argue it sits AT THE TOP OF THE HEAP... and NO ONE would argue with it assigned this monumental status! We have sold multiple copies for over $50 000!
This special UNCUT PROGRESSIVE PROOF stands in a league of its own - a real milestone lot - it being the very FIRST of its kind to appear in our auction with Third Party Certification. Featured in The Art Of Rock this large piece is plate# 3.113.
A poster that has it all: unique uncut proof incredible color design and one of the best examples of the artist's signature lettering style. It was created for a concert by one of the greatest bands in the history of Rock n Roll and it's incredibly RARE. Not to mention this example is in the finest Museum Quality Condition given it's MASSIVE SIZE and SIGNED by the late great Rick Griffin!
The Hawaii Aoxomoxoa was inspired by the artwork for the third Grateful Dead album. This poster was created for a run of cancelled 1969 Dead shows in Honolulu Hawaii. As the legend goes the printer did not get paid by the promoter and destroyed all but a handful of copies.
Unique ORIGINAL Uncut proof sheets like the one you see here are very popular with collectors. When it happens to be one of the most desired and cherished Dead Griffin posters ever created & signed by the artist a lot like this one turns into a feeding frenzy! More and more collectors are coming into the fold with the knowledge that artist signatures add a whole other dimension to their treasures. Read our blog dated 1/20/18 where we discuss the skyrocketing demand for signed material such as this lot!
All of us at PAE are proud that when landmark lots like this are auctioned they invariably end up being offered to our loyal international clientele!
Estimate: $6 000 - $12 000
Poster – Grateful Dead Exhibition Hall
Sub Title – Hawaii Aoxomoxoa
Grade – CGC 9.2
Bands/Bill - Grateful Dead It's a Beautiful Day
Venue - Exhibition Hall
City – Honolulu Hawaii
Date – 7/25/69
Dimensions - 22 1/2" x 28 1/2"
Printing - OP-1B Original Pre-Concert First Progessive Proof
Artist – Rick Griffin
AOR # - 3.113
Condition Details – Super clean with no nicks cuts tears or pinholes! 100% Original with no restoration. 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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