Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$390.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This wonderful poster is a collaboration by two of the greatest artists of the period. Robert Crumb and Gilbert Shelton were most well known for their incredible body of work as artists in the underground comix movement. However each did a handful of concert posters as well.
Shelton designed several posters for The Vulcan Gas company series but Crumb rarely did concert posters. This poster was created for three days of Soundproof Productions events at the Avalon that featured It’s a Beautiful Day Country Weather and Big Mama Thornton. It was printed by “Rip Off Press” and exhibits a fine example of Crumb & Shelton's classic "Jukebox" image from the Soundproof series. This lovely image is featured in the “Art of Rock” book Plate # 2.27.
We at PAE believe that this is a poster that has ridiculous potential. Robert Crumb is perhaps the most well-known and feverously collected artist from the era. Original art and first edition comix by Crumb are valuable high-end collectibles. This poster is a true sleeper. Very low quantities of these posters were produced and our records clearly show that VERY FEW of these have survived the test of time in ANY condition. We have only offered this rare poster once prior. In March 2011 a non-certified example realized $1221 in our auction.
Poster – It’s A Beautiful Day Avalon 1969
Grade – CGC 9.0
Bands/Bill – It’s A Beautiful Day Country Weather Big Mama Thornton
Venue – Avalon Ballroom
City – San Francisco CA
Date – 2/14-16/69
Dimensions – 14" x 16 31/32"
Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Series/Promoter – Soundproof Productions
Artist – Robert Crumb & Gilbert Shelton
Condition Details - 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 6:00pm eastern.
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