Hand Signed and Numbered Variant Limited Edition Screen Print (15" x 36") ; Variant
Mint Rolled; Artist Ken Taylor
Mondo, 2013
Ken Taylor's affinity for striking colors is clearly evident in this poster for Fritz Lang's Metropolis. Featuring metallic gold inks, this handsome Limited Edition Variant Screen Print is both Hand Signed in pencil in the center of the lower border and Hand Numbered 36/205. Through creative vision and original inspiration, Alternative Art in the form of Limited Edition Screen and Giclee Prints has vastly become a big part of the movie poster collecting industry amongst artists, fans, and galleries. With some starting as early as the 2000s, companies like Mondo, Spoke Art Gallery, Bottleneck Galleries, Vice Press, Mad Duck Posters, Skuzzles, and more have procured some of the most talented artists in the world to create lush and loving fan-desired art that was never available before. What began as a very small alternative for those seeking something unique from their favorite film has turned into a major industry where the best posters can sell out in a matter of minutes. Renowned names like Drew Struzan, Roger Kastel, Laurent Durieux, Tyler Stout, Olly Moss, Ken Taylor, Killian Eng, Mark "Jock" Simpson, Steve Chorney and so many others have shown there is indeed demand for amazing art that is sometimes as good as or even better than the original posters from a film.
The print is in mint condition showing no signs of being used or displayed. It shows only the most minimal signs of handling.
Silent science-fiction masterpiece from German Expressionist director Fritz Lang. Ground-breaking and deeply influential, it depicts a future city where society is divided between the rich and the exploited workers, while its robot version of heroine Maria (Brigitte Helm) is one of cinema's best-known images.
Estimate: $300 - 600
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