Peter Blake (British b.1932) Babe Rainbow, 1968, from the edition of 10,000, screenprint on pressed tin, measurements 66 x 44 cm, sold together with the publication Farland E. & L., 1978, Posters by Painters, Harry N Abrams, The Netherlands featuring the Blake poster on the cover (2)

Blake was part of the 1960s movement which believed that art should be available and accessible to everyone. This design was created as a silkscreen on tin and sold at the price of £1. Babe Rainbow was based on a fictional character of a London-born lady wrestler who was 23 years old, had broken her nose in the ring and regularly wrestled in Europe and America. She was one of a series of wrestler portraits and characters Blake created around this time.

Condition Report
The print is a work on tin, the tin sheet does not lie completely flat- the top corners push backwards slightly. There are some small dents to the surface as well as dirt/accretions- it would benefit from a clean. There are some scratches and scruffs to the surface- some with resultant surface loss including to the boxer's chest area and in the bottom rainbow border (see additional images on the catalogue) There are some dents to the corners

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