Jimi Hendrix - ‘Purple Haze’, an Ink Icon two-colour silkscr...

Hammer

£500

Jimi Hendrix - ‘Purple Haze’, an Ink Icon two-colour silkscreen print version in blue and black only, printed by Wayne Johnson, unnumbered proof, signed by Gered Mankowitz to the lower right of image, one of very few blue/black, two-colour only samples produced, unpublished as a silkscreen edition but subsequently used on the body of the ‘Hear My Message' limited edition Fender Stratocaster produced in collaboration with Fender and Experience Hendrix. Bearing Wherefore Art? and Gered Mankowitz studio stamps to the lower right, 35" x 25" (staining to foot of page)

* The David Costa Collection

David Costa: ‘Ink Icon was a company shared between renowned photographer Gered Mankowitz and myself (Wherefore Art?) to explore some of the major and most familiar images in Gered’s archive, particularly those of the Stones and Hendrix, and to produce limited edition silkscreens using diverse treatments. Of the two Jimi Hendrix images, Purple and Gold was subsequently adopted by Alan Douglas to front his 1992 Ultimate Experience compilation boxset and associated campaign materials. Assorted tests, variants and samples from both Stones and Hendrix editions are included in this sale.’