Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$12,000.00
Starting bid: $10.00
We are pleased to present a poster that is universally recognized as one of the top 10 coolest and most desirable psychedelic concert posters EVER produced. This "Vanessa" original first-printing poster is exceedingly rare! In each of the major series of psychedelic concert posters there is one image that stands alone -- head and shoulders above the rest --as being the most recognizable and desirable poster of the entire series. In the Avalon series, the FD 26 (Mouse & Kelley’s Skull and Roses) holds this title. In the Fillmore series, it’s the BG 105 (Rick Griffin’s Hendrix Flying Eyeball). For the Grande Ballroom, it’s Carl Lundgren's legendary and gorgeous “Vanessa”.
Artist Carl Lundgren created this poster 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 image of the controversial actress Vanessa Redgrave taken by celebrity photographer Victor Skebnewski. Lundgren’s use of the opposing colors of Magenta and neon green creates 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.
We have only offered one other example of this poster in our auction more than five years ago. Bid now, or it may be five more years until you have another opportunity!
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: G/G-671110 Poster
--GRADE: Extra Fine 65
--PERFORMERS: James Cotton Blues Band, MC5
--VENUE: Grande Ballroom
--CITY: Detroit, MI
--DATE: 11/10-11/1967
--SIZE: 14.06 x 24.25"
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster
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