Grateful Dead- FD-26 Skeleton & Roses Poster-Stanley Mouse ONE OF A KIND Hand Colored! SIGNED and DOODLED Mouse! PAE Graded Mint “97”

closed on Friday, June 14, 2019

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,080.00
Starting bid: $1.00

This poster is signed and doodled in pencil by the artist Stanley Mouse!

 

The FD-26 is one of the undeniable stars of the 1960’s concert poster genre and its place in history is well known. This classic Grateful Dead Family Dog issue for the Avalon Ballroom in 1966 has survived the test of time and is easily one of the most recognized images in all of Rock! Stanley Mouse created this large sized print on fine art paper and then spent a tremendous amount of time hand coloring in INTRICATE DETAIL to creat a ONE OF A KIND MASTERPIECE!

 

Last month we auctioned an OP-1 Original First Printing FD-26 in similar condition for a record breaking price of $56 400. The lot offered here is unique and allows collectors the chance to acquire this classic image  one of the most popular 1960's concert poster images in a beautiful large format size for a far lower price than the pre-concert original first FD-26 printings can realize when they surface. Best of all Mouse personally hand colored this one of a kind lot and put a huge signature and doodle across the entire bottom of the print! Gorgeous!

 

Please note this hand colored gem is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT than the air brushed Mouse pieces that surface in our auction from time to time and command around $1 000. Mouse spent significant time to hand color this artwork in intricate detail. Please closely examine the high res photos of this lot to fully understand the artistry that went into creating it. In January 2019 a similar hand colored example of this issue reached $2760 in our auction!

 

Poster – FD-26 Skeleton & Roses with Hand Colored Pencil

Grade – PAE Mint 97

Dimensions – 17 1/16” x 22”

Printing – Giclee with hand colored pencil

Artist – Stanley Mouse 

Condition Details - Superb Museum Quality that is un-improvable 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.*