“Lincoln Center Ticket”, 1967
ACRYLIC DIE-CUT Edition 44/200, SIGNED/ Dated, Silkscreen on Opaque ACRYLIC, Signature inscribed with needle and numbered on verso using a engraving needle. Publisher, Leo Castelli Gallery NY/
Chiron Press NY, 45 × 24 in. (14.3 × 61 cm).
Condition:
Excellent- couple of tiny scratches (recto); small creases and bending to all four corners (see pics).
Provenance:
Leo Castelli Gallery, NY
Private Collection, NY
Note:
This is an iconic, and wonderful oversize Pop interpretation of an entry ticket celebrating the fifth New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center, NYC, held from September 20– 30, 1967. The edition of this poster was limited to 200 impressions, which were signed and numbered by the artist using an engraving tool on the verso of each print. A very unique use of handwork appears in this special edition run- a perforated line runs across the surface of the print, at its triangular cut out sides, mimicking the tear line present in real commercial admissions tickets. The paper editions do not have this perforations only in print, also the die cuts are printed. Chiron Press devised a special process to imprint the edition with this perforation using a die cut stamp.