OCEANSIDE, NY.- A painting done collectively by all four Beatles when
the band was on tour in Japan in 1966, plus original artwork by rock
legend Frank Zappa and contracts and a black leather jacket from the
late rapper Biggie Smalls (aka “The Notorious B.I.G”) will headline a
three-day auction extravaganza scheduled for Sept. 13-15 by Philip Weiss
Auctions.
The auction will be held in Philip Weiss Auctions’ spacious gallery,
located at #1 Neil Court in Oceanside, N.Y. The music memorabilia will
be part of the event’s sandwich day – Friday, Sept. 14, starting at 2
p.m. (EST). The day will also feature ocean liner and transportation
collectibles, and Hollywood memorabilia, to include magazine cover art
from the '20s and ‘30s.
The Beatles visited Japan only once – in 1966, and for exactly 100
hours. They were bored, holed up in their VIP suite in Tokyo’s Hilton
Hotel, so to pass the time they were given a 30 inch by 40 inch canvas
and some paints and told to have some fun (either by the Japanese
promoter of the tour or Brian Epstein, the group’s manager). The result
was Images of a Woman.
The canvas was placed on a table, with a lamp in the center. Working by
the light of the lamp, each Beatle decorated his quarter of the canvas
with oil paints and watercolors. Paul’s had a symmetrical, psychedelic
feel; John’s had a dark center, surrounded by thick oils; George’s was
large and colorful; Ringo’s was cartoon-like. The white center was
signed by all the Beatles.
READ MORE... HERE.
No comments:
Post a Comment