Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,200.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This "Vanessa" original printing Grande Postcard is universally recognized as one of the top 10 coolest and most desirable psychedelic concert images produced. This is the pre-concert ultra rare OPC-B variant version postcard - unlike the other postcards produced of this issue - which exhibits the image of Vanessa in Magenta. We are pleased to offer the FIRST CGC Graded example to ever appear in our auction!
Artist Carl Lundgren created this image for a pair of November 1967 concerts at the Grande featuring blues harp legend James Cotton and the Detroit icons MC-5 . This psychedelic masterpiece uses a stunning central composition of the controversial actress Vanessa Redgrave taken by celebrity photographer Victor Skebnewski. Lundgrens’ use of the opposing colors of Magenta and Neon Green create an incredibly vibrant effect that leaves the viewer mesmerized.
The “Vanessa” is viewed by discerning collectors as not only being the most attractive and desirable of the Grande series but of the entire genre of psychedelic concert art. The OP-1 poster is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to locate. This postcard will provide collectors an excellent opportunity to fill that gap in their collection until a poster surfaces.
Postcard – Grande Ballroom “Vanessa”
Grade – CGC 8.0
Bands/Bill – James Cotton Blues Band MC5 Billy C & the Sunshine
Venue – Grande Ballroom
City – Detroit MI
Date – 11/10-11/67
Dimensions – 4 13/64" x 7 19/64"
Printing – OPC-B Original Pre-Concert First Printing Version 2
Series/Promoter – Russ Gibb
Artist – Carl Lundgren
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 6:00 pm eastern.
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