1966-BG-8-OP-1-Andy Warhol-Velvet Underground-Fillmore Concert Poster-SIGNED Wilson! INCREDIBLE CONDITION! CGC Graded 9.8

closed on Friday, April 9, 2021

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$28,800.00
Starting bid: $1.00

This poster is signed in pencil by the artist Wes Wilson!

 

Presenting the FINEST QUALITY CGC Graded 9.8 example of this Fillmore Poster to ever appear in our auction! When discussing the BG-8 created by the late great Wes Wilson consider we have only handled this super rare  first printing poster a half-dozen times over the past decade.

 

It's no secret this issue seldom surfaces for sale in public auctions. Very few BG-8 posters were originally printed – well under 1 000 editions. Any BG-8's that exist are buried in long-term collections. Consequentially we always have a mile long list of collectors eager to acquire this amazing poster.

 

The cherished BG-8 also features one of the most exciting lineups ever to appear at the Fillmore! How do you top Warhol Zappa and Lou Reed? Last year a lower graded 8.5 example of this poster sold for $6 000 and it wasn't signed. This high 9.8 graded specimen here exhibits a beautiful signature by the legendary artist Wes Wilson. It quite literally doesn't get any better than this!

 

To learn more about this poster take a look at this recent VIDEO we created with GoCollect!

 

Poster – Andy Warhol Fillmore Auditorium
Catalog #BG-8
Grade – CGC 9.8
Bands/Bill – Andy Warhol and His Plastic Inevitable Velvet Underground Mothers Nico
Venue- Fillmore Auditorium
City – San Francisco California
Date – 5/27-29/66
Dimensions- 13 31/32”x 19 31/32”
Printing - OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Artist – Wes Wilson
Series/Promoter - Bill Graham
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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