Hand Numbered Limited Edition Screen Print (36" x 24")
Near Mint Rolled; Artist Juan Esteban Rodriguez
Bottleneck Galleries, 2017
Artist Juan Esteban Rodriguez tackles Akira Kurosawa's epic opus Seven Samurai with real zeal ala this Limited Edition Screen Print from Bottleneck Galleries. Also, using gold metallic ink to maximum effect, this limited print has been Hand Numbered 20/100 in the bottom right in pencil. Through creative vision and original inspiration, Alternative Art in the form of Limited Edition Screen and Giclee Prints have 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 small alternative for those seeking something unique from their favorite film has become a major industry where the best posters can sell out in 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 fantastic art that is sometimes as good as or even better than the original posters from a film.
This print is near mint with a light; small quarter-inch fold back in the upper left corner. Otherwise, the rest of the poster and the image itself is untouched.
Akira Kurosawa's samurai epic, in which a rag-tag group of warriors come together to defend a village from bandits in 16th century Japan, remains the directors best-known, best-loved and most successful film. It is also one of cinema's most remade films, most famously Westernized as The Magnificent Seven in 1960.
Estimate: $300 - 600
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