Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,725.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This poster is signed in silver ink by the artist the late great Gary Grimshaw!
Wow! PAE is pleased offer the collecting community the very FIRST CGC Graded example of this Original First Printing to appear at public auction! And what a MONSTER this poster is! A super conservatively graded 9.6 museum quality collectible with no visible flaws of any kind! This was created by artist Gary Grimshaw for Janis Joplin & Big Brother at the Grande Ballroom in 1968. All posters from the Grande are highly sought after and very collectible. Why? Because these posters were printed in extremely small runs of just 500 the Grande Ballroom was the epicenter of the 60’s scene in the upper Midwest and the artistic quality of the artworks rivals anything done out west.
The dance hall scene in San Francisco was distinctly different from that in Detroit in the sixties mostly in character and flavor but both of these cities would be instrumental in the development of the psychedelic rock. When the bands from the west coast showed up in the motor city there would be an instant kinship. When the Bay area Big Brother played at the Grande in 1968 they were as well received as they were at the Fillmore or Avalon. This original poster is the greatest remaining artifact from that concert and it's one of the most popular posters from the entire Grande series.
We cannot overstate how special this poster is in this immaculate state of preservation AND certified by CGC with an amazing 9.6 grade. This specimen is jaw-dropping beautiful the colors are bright and it's hard to see why it didn't get a 9.8 grade! The most recent previous auction appearance was cataloged as "Near Mint" and realized $2242 on 11/2017. Of course that example was not independently authenticated and graded by CGC. Don't pass up this chance to acquire one of the most sought after posters of the Grande series! It could be many years before we see another one.
Estimate $2 000- $4 000
Poster – Big Brother and the Holding Company Grande Ballroom
Grade – CGC 9.6
Bands/Bill – Big Brother and the Holding Company MC5 and Tiffany Shade
Venue – Grande Ballroom
City – Detroit Michigan
Date – 3/1/1968
Dimensions - 13” x 22”
Printing - (OP-1) Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Artist – Gary Grimshaw
Series/Promoter - Russ Gibb
AOR # - #3.141
Condition Details – Superb Museum Quality with no visible flaws of any kind. No nicks cuts tears or pinholes! 100% Original with no restoration.
*****This poster is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. *****