Takashi Murakami And Then 3000 Red 2013 Mr. DOB Offset Print with Silver, Signed, Edition of 300
Takashi Murakami And Then 3000 Red 2013 Mr. DOB Offset Print with Silver, Signed, Edition of 300
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Mr. DOB in Full Scarlet
The red And Then is Mr. DOB at his most exuberant: a scarlet head pushed right up to the picture plane, eyes wide and shining, teeth striped like a rainbow. Halftone dots and drips break the surface so the cartoon feels painted and printed at once. It is a classic image from the series.
Best for: Collectors wanting a classic red Mr. DOB from the And Then series
Condition notes
New and unused; kept flat as a loose sheet and never framed.
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Takashi Murakami's And Then 3000 Red of 2013: a four-colour offset print with silver on a 50 x 50 cm sheet, offered as signed, from an edition of 300.
The Piece
Mr. DOB, Murakami's long-running alter ego, appears here in close-up and in full scarlet. His round ears and head press against the edges of the sheet, the white face below peering up with enormous, shining eyes, and a grin of striped, rainbow-coloured teeth cuts across the lower corner.
The And Then series takes its name from the Japanese word "soshite", a little phrase of continuation, and the paintings behind it treat DOB as a surface to be worked: halftone dots, drips and pale smears break the red, so the character seems both printed and painted. The silver ink adds a soft metallic note in the light.
Details
- Artist: Takashi Murakami
- Title: And Then 3000 Red
- Year: 2013
- Medium: Four-colour offset print with silver spot colour
- Edition: 300
- Signature: Offered as signed
- Publisher: Kaikai Kiki
- Sheet: 50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in)
- Frame: Unframed
Size as stated; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- New and unused; kept flat as a loose sheet, never framed or hung.
- No marks or creases are described.
- The only photograph shows a faint vertical line at the centre of the image, which appears to come from the scan; we will confirm on the sheet itself.
Condition grade S (unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Offered as signed, from the Kaikai Kiki edition of 300; the signature is not yet photographed, and close photographs can be sent before you commit. Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Frame behind UV-filtering glazing and keep away from damp.
Delivery from Japan
Never rolled: the sheet travels flat in rigid original packing, boxed again, 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.
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