Melanie Taylor Kent Star Wars Silkscreen, Museum Edition 11/100, Hand Signed, Framed
Melanie Taylor Kent Star Wars Silkscreen, Museum Edition 11/100, Hand Signed, Framed
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The saga in serigraph
For the collector who wants Star Wars as fine art.
Best for: Star Wars collections
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Good. Light marks on the frame and the mount, consistent with long storage. Shown framed under glass. No outer box included.
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A Star Wars silkscreen by Melanie Taylor Kent, numbered 11 of 100 in the museum edition and signed by the artist in pencil, shown in a gold-toned frame.
The Piece
Ships, heroes and villains gather in a deep blue field, lit with orange and gold, in the flat, jewel-bright colour Kent built up screen by screen. C-3PO and R2-D2 stand at the left, the Millennium Falcon crosses the centre, and Darth Vader rises through a clash of sabres, with X-wings, TIE fighters and the Death Star set around them. An Art Deco line in gold traces the arched window of the mount.
The lower margin carries the words Museum Edition 11/100, a copyright mark for 1992, and Kent's pencil signature. The print is held in a gold-toned frame, under glass, with a cream mount. On the reverse, an Art Vivant paper label marks the museum edition as ME11/100, and a small disc notes a UV-cut film; a Vivant Art Frame plate is also present.
This example has the marks of long storage: light marks on the frame and mount. No outer box is included.
The Artist
Melanie Taylor Kent, an American printmaker trained at UCLA, published a series of many-coloured silkscreens in the 1980s and 1990s, among them licensed Star Wars works. This museum edition, numbered out of 100 and signed in pencil, was later framed in Japan by Art Vivant.
Details
- Artist: Melanie Taylor Kent
- Subject: Star Wars
- Medium: Silkscreen (serigraph)
- Edition: Museum edition, 11/100, signed in pencil
- Date on the margin: 1992
- Presentation: Gold-toned frame, under glass, with a cream mount
- Reverse marks: Art Vivant label ME11/100; UV-cut film disc; Vivant Art Frame plate
Condition
Grade Good. Light marks on the frame and the mount, consistent with long storage. The print is shown framed under glass. No outer box is included.
Authenticity & Care
Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Keep the frame out of strong sun and hang it on a sound, even wall, supported by the frame rather than by the glass.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan with rigid protection and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
Packed size 95 × 80 × 12 cm; packed weight 10 kg.
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