New Art
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Three color etching Hand-printed at Peacock Press, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2005 Price: $1,500 |
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Mr. Steadman is happy to present a collection of screenprints from his latest book, The Joke's Over, a memoir of his friendship and collaboration with famed Gonzo Journalist Hunter S. Thompson. The prints cover the span of their association, from their first meeting in Kentucky to the 2005 memorial service at which Thompson's ashes were blasted out of a cannon. The prints include work from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Curse of Lono and The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved, among many others. |
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New Prints! |
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Vintage Syrah Edition of 10 Price: $400.00 |
Vintage Cardinal Zin Edition of 10 Price: $400.00 |
Nixon |
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Price: $450 |
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The Nixon Octopus was done at the height of the Watergate Scandal and this particular image was made on a Farmhouse Kitchen Table covered in a Plaid Oilcloth in Les Salces, a tiny village in the Languedoc region above Montpelier in the South of France, where we spent many idyllic summers throughout the seventies. Maestro Printer Joe Petro wanted to print a crisp clear edition of it, just an edition of 20, five artists proofs and five Printers proofs. It is a kind of Memory Lane Print. They were Halcyon days back then, and our politicians were all sweet guys who loved walking over their Grandmothers to get anywhere. You could smoke on Aeroplanes and make cheap jokes about knives and bombs as you went through Security to catch any flight about to leave in 5 minutes. We miss it all, and above all, we miss Richard Millhaus Nixon......so this print is a Memorial Print. |
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Artist On Holiday |
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"Artist On Holiday"
Edition of 24 mono-prints Price: $800
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Mr. Steadman on "Artist on Holiday" — My hair was an absolute bitch that day as I prepared to travel. So a hat was a must. I spent ages in front of the mirror, adjusting it, adding color, tilting it this way and that until it was just right. Then I remembered the frock. I had to start all over again. The frock was a bit of a struggle even if I say so myself, but it hid a multitude of sins- I simply can't tell you. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I swept away on an idyllic frolic in Crete with an absolute waster- he said he was a Hollywood Follicolist, who specialized in hair transplants to ageing Megastars. He did mine, for God's sake! But never mind that- and never again!!! Hand fingered in watercolor and crayons by the artist to achieve a close facsimile to the original but each one is unique. Joe Petro has managed to capture the fine work of the original ink drawing. It is from a series the artist calls 'knee jobs', which are drawings mainly created on a light drawing board resting on his knees. |
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APHRODITE was
born after a trip to Cyprus, and the discovery later, that Aphrodite
lives in the most There are only fifteen prints in the edition, apart from one over my mantle piece, and two printer's proofs, for archive- and one in the possession of the master printer, Michael Waight, who first saw her emerge from her flat metal Sarcophagus, at PEACOCK PRINTMAKERS in Aberdeen during a bleak snow-blown month of January. She displayed herself on a heavy, heavy, 300gms sheet of hand made paper, 41 inches by Four feet! in the very color she has always been-deep moss green, like the limpid pools of Olympia. I think she chose the color herself. She may even choose you, so beware, and be sure that you really want her.
One other point of interest: The shape of the print is, in fact, the
shape of the drain cover, for she insisted, that whatever else I may
do, I do not violate her home....Small white flecks are part of her
world, and I must respect that....... |
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THE LEONARDO SUITE - ETIUS ODRANOEL EHT It's Special - Here is a set of prints I have fought long and hard for. The unfinished plates
stared at me in the studio for so long, and mocked me, until finally I contacted
Master Printmakers, Michael WAIGHT, Ailsa McWILLIAM, and Jonathan JONES, at PEACOCK
Visual Arts in This is a series of 6 (six)
etchings burned out of steel plates with Nitric Acid-the only acid
I use nowadays. Each print is based on an element of life
studied by Leonardo da Vinci, as mentioned in my book, I, LEONARDO.
The six images will be titled EYES ARE
I am offering the portfolio-ed set at $2500. The individual etchings
are signed and numbered 6/20 thru 20/20 and offered at a pre-publication
price of $500 each. Shipping and Insurance will be pre-determined later.
At last, after five years, these etchings are coming to life. |
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Well Etched Backs |
Fortifications |
Eyes are the Windows of the Soul |
Keeping Fit |
The Theory of Random Orbits |
 Hot Gaseous Vapors |
Produced in the lithography department of Lamar Dodd School of ART in Athens, Georgia, each one is hand colored and therefore different — a MONOPRINT called Early Georgian. There is also a Late Georgian, but one at a time. I would like to thank this fine bunch of pupils and Teachers who made our stay there so welcome. |
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I am offering her up just fifteen times, for $1500 each print. That
is, she may think she is worth more, and that she finds herself exposed
in nothing more than a slave market. But she has promised not to sulk,
for she knows that I love her, and she loves me. This offer is for
her own good. Nobody but Michael Waight could have presented her more
beautifully than she could wish for herself. I think she is a very
lucky girl, and I am proud to have discovered her.
INTIMATE ART SERIES A set of Silk Screen Print on Somerset Satin White sheets of English Mould Made. Weight: 300gms(140lbs). Edition: 39. Artists Proofs: 7. Printers proofs. 2. Size: 14.5"x 12.75".
Rembrandt did them. Georg GROSZ did them. Picasso did them tirelessly. Even Andrew Wyeth did them. At the root of all Fine Art is sex — fine and uninterrupted. This set is the result of the artist's furtive voyeurism proving indelibly that he too is human. If you are a stud you are advised to buy the set for $4000. If you wish to buy a single image, that is your choice and the price will be $400 per print. Aesthetics were the artist's prime driving force. Innocence and sweetness are Paramount. Titles are on the prints. All the above were printed in Aberdeen at Peacock Printmakers. |
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Godhead Tulum Silk Screen Print on Somerset Satin White English Mould Made Paper. Weight: 300gms(140lbs). Edition: 30. Artists Proof:3. Printers Proofs:1 Size: 40"x31" A memory of the Yukatan when leaders were Gods in their own right and Mayan culture was woven around them. Pyramids were built in their honor and ball games were played using the heads of their vanquished foes. League Tables were unheard of and rape and pillage were politically correct interval pastimes. Price: $1500 |
Revolutionary Silk Screen Print on Somerset Satin White English Mould Made Paper. Weight: 300gms (140lbs). Edition: 30. Artists Proofs:3. Printers Proofs: 1. Size: 40"x 31".
A stirring, emotive print inspired by a time when people believed
that such anti-social activities were going to make things better
for everyone,
when instead all that ensued was a shitload of grief for most and an
old regime replaced by a shining new gang of megalomaniacs with their
own agenda to indulge. In other words, 'Business as Usual'. Nevertheless, Price: This one's going to cost you $2000 for the power it is going to give you (or buy it for your mistress). |
The Little Tin Bull Ring A set of panels-Silk Screen Prints on Somerset Satin White Mould Made Paper. Weight: 300lbs (140lbs). Edition: 15. Artists Proofs: 1. Printers Proofs. 1. Size: 22.5"x 48" Following a visit to Figueras in Northern Spain and Cadiz in Southern Spain Steadman produced a sequence of events that occur in a Bullfight. Conscious of the religious significance associated with the practice, Steadman decided to emphasize the elegance that masks the brutality and the terrible suffering that a Bull is forced to endure before its inevitable death. Since no one picture is complete without the other eight the sets will not be split up. Your own private Gallery would probably be needed to display them most magnificently. Price by negotiation. The Bullfight panels were printed by Shelley Rose in London. That should be enough for one hit though I also include a picture showing six of the Bullfight sequence exhibited on the balcony area of Aberdeen Art Gallery to give some idea of their size.
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William Burroughs Shot Print Titled: 'And something new has been added' Edition: 120
Each print was shot and signed in pencil by Mr. Burroughs at his home in Lawrence, Kansas in 12 blocks of 10 sheets at a time of Mouldmade Fine Paper from a distance of 6 feet in his socks and wearing khaki battle fatigues. The year was 1995. Don't blame me for the strange limitation numbering which goes- A1 thru A10, B1 thru B10, C1 thru C10 etc until L1 thru L10.
Each print is wildly different in effective firearm damage depending on the weapon used by this great and unpredictable writer.
Size: 30.25 inches X 44.25 inches
This six-color silk-screened print is signed in pencil by both the artist and William S. Burroughs with the added touch of bullet holes placed with loving care by Mr. Burroughs. Price: $1500 Please e-mail for availability |
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| William Shakespeare Edition: 50 Size: 40 inches X 30.75 inches. Price: $2400
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T. S. Eliot Edition: 30 Size: 38.50 inches X 28.50 inches Price: $2100
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Contact: joe@ralphsteadman.com
