A Doctored Hunter S. Thompson screen print
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A new limited edition silk screenprint on Wednesday 13th November, made by Ralph Steadman, and published by TIN MAN ART. The print is an edition of 99 on hand sliced Somerset Satin 300gsm paper measuring 57.5 x 84.3cm, a 13 colour silkscreen with silver leaf and PG Tips tea, signed in ink by the artist.
The original artwork this print is based on has never before been reproduced as a limited edition multiple. The portrait of Hunter S. Thompson was created for Thompson's book 'The Curse of Lono' (1983), which chronicles the time Hunter and Ralph spent in Hawaii in 1980, at the Honolulu marathon for 'Running' magazine. With Hunter's girlfriend, Laila Nabulsi, and Ralph's wife Anna and daughter, Sadie, together they weathered storms and hurricanes, fished for sharks and tested the wrath of the great god, Lono.
In the portrait, Steadman caught a more contemplative side of his friend. The conte crayon, a departure from his usual pen and ink "filthy scribblings", allowed a gentler line, and freer, spontaneous reaction to the usually abrasive and taciturn author.
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