After Banksy Grin Reaper Hand Drawn Ink Study On Shikishi Board, Yellow Smiley, 24 x 27 cm Tribute Work
After Banksy Grin Reaper Hand Drawn Ink Study On Shikishi Board, Yellow Smiley, 24 x 27 cm Tribute Work
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For the person who loves the image and likes the look of a real drawn line.
Best for: Interiors and curiosity cabinets
Condition notes
No conspicuous marks to the drawing. The back shows light specks from storage.
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A drawing in ink and pen after the Grin Reaper: Death with a yellow smiling face, seated on the dial of a great clock.
The Piece
The robed figure perches on the rim of a clock face, scythe over one shoulder, legs dangling as if on a park bench. The folds of the cloak are worked in close hatching and broad brushed blacks, and the only colour is the flat yellow of the face. A drip runs from the foot of the dial, and a name is lettered in marker at the lower left.
It is made on a Japanese shikishi board with a gold edge, about 24.2 by 27.2 cm, and is drawn by hand; it is not a print. The back is plain.
Death With a Smile
The Grin Reaper dates from 2005 and joins two symbols that should not meet: the hooded skeleton of the old engravings and the cheerful badge of rave culture. Sitting on the clock that counts down for everyone, he looks perfectly content. This board is a hand drawn tribute to that picture by an unnamed hand. The author is not known and no claim of any kind is made for the lettering it bears.
Details
- Subject: Grin Reaper, after the image of 2005
- Medium: Ink and pen with colour on shikishi board
- Size: About 24.2 x 27.2 cm (9.5 x 10.7 in)
- Made: Drawn by hand
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- No conspicuous marks to the drawing.
- The back shows light specks from storage.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (good, light wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
This is a reproduction after a famous image and is offered as a decorative work, not as a piece by the artist. Any signature, numbering, stamp or certificate it carries belongs to the reproduction and has not been authenticated; no Pest Control certificate exists for it. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
Delivery from Japan
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