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Post by virtu on Aug 15, 2008 10:00:48 GMT -8
New release from Dr. Seuss. This is the 3rd in the Oversize 50th Anniversary Collection. The first two releases sold out pretty quickly. King of the Pond – 50th Anniversary Edition © 2008 The Chase Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Dr. Seuss Properties ™ & © Dr. Edition 295 Size 55 x 26 Opening Price $1695  |
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Post by lowpro on Aug 15, 2008 14:20:52 GMT -8
Jeez. Chase just keeps jacking up the price on this Anniversary series. Or I suppose, it's more that the initial Ted's Cat was amazingly affordable. I already have one of these on the books to match the number I have for the other two. Now I just need to figure out how to afford the Turtle Tower Bronze, arguably the single most impressive bronze sculpture I've ever seen. Sadly, the price corresponds with how phenomenal it is. I also think this is one of the strongest releases in a LONG while...but I'm also extremely partial to these Escher-esque, architectural pieces. My dream Seuss Secret Art piece is Elephant Presenting a Flower. Someday I will own one to complete the "set". "Stag at Eve" will be the final limited edition release of this year from the Secret Art of Dr. Seuss Collection. Since the arrival of and eventual sold-out status of the "Pink-tufted Small Beast in a Night Landscape", Dr. Seuss fans have been clamoring for more pieces in this "landscape" genre and color palette. Please open the attached image to enjoy "Stag at Eve". "The Stag at Eve" MEDIUM: Serigraph on Panel OPENING PRICE: $1,895 IMAGE SIZE: 24" h x 36" w EDITION: 1/850 - 850/850 Arabic Numbers RELEASE DATE: November 15 (subject to change)  |
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Post by virtu on Aug 15, 2008 16:50:49 GMT -8
The King of the Pond is opening at $1495 pre order price just like Ted's Cat but each gallery is only offered a few at $1495 and told by the publisher to promote it online at $1695 which is the release price. I would give members here the $1495 pre order price of course but please do not repeat that outside of this blog.. Check out the King of the Pond Preview Video below. www.drseussart.com/motions/eblast/KingofthePond.htmlStag at Eve is a great piece and we look forward to it. |
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Post by lowpro on Aug 15, 2008 17:52:35 GMT -8
Hmm. Is that right. For some reason, I thought the presale I was offered from my Seuss dealer was $1295, not including the after the fact discount I always receive. But you'd probably remember numbers better.
It's interesting how Chase either doesn't offer anymore or doesn't actively advertise their presale price offerings like they used to. When I considered the Turtle Tower bronze I wasn't offered a presale price, like I was my Green Eggs and Ham bronze and every single Secret Art print I purchased during the initial release period. I've kinda tuned out recently, but in all the emails I receive from galleries with Chase accounts the presale offerings don't seem nearly as apparent or available at all. As a proprietor of Seuss prints, are you always able to offer a presale price to your longtime clients, even if it's only a few?
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Post by virtu on Aug 15, 2008 18:44:52 GMT -8
All 3 opened at $1495.
Some galleries do give a patron discount on top of the pre order price but that would be off the $1495.
I think they stopped pre sale prices on the bronzes due to production cost.
The Cat in the Hat bronze went way over expected cost/budget so now they wait almost until shipping time to figure out the finale release price.
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Post by virtu on Aug 15, 2008 18:55:52 GMT -8
"Stag at Eve" will be the final limited edition release of this year from the Secret Art of Dr. Seuss Collection. Since the arrival of and eventual sold-out status of the "Pink-tufted Small Beast in a Night Landscape", Dr. Seuss fans have been clamoring for more pieces in this "landscape" genre and color palette. Please open the attached image toenjoy "Stag at Eve". "The Stag at Eve" MEDIUM: Serigraph on Panel OPENING PRICE: $1,895 IMAGE SIZE: 24" h x 36" w EDITION: 1/850 - 850/850 Arabic Numbers RELEASE DATE: November 15 (subject to change) I always thought "Tower of Babel" was a great image in the genre and color palette of "Pink-tufted Small Beast in a Night Landscape" & "Elephant Presenting a Flower". But it took a few years for Tower of Babel to sell out? I loved it.  |
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Post by greenhorn1 on Aug 17, 2008 18:16:00 GMT -8
I have a serious question....why are these so expensive? 850 is a relatively large run. 24x36 is large but not huge. is it just because it is dr. seuss and people will pay that much? Or is there something about the process that I'm missing to add to the cost? I would love to get one (my favorite was always a plethora of cats) but these are way out of my league.
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Post by virtu on Aug 17, 2008 19:27:24 GMT -8
The private/secret works of Dr Seuss are not endless and they see it as needing to make as much money off each image as possible. They are more than half way thru the Unorthodox Taxidermy of Dr Seuss Collection with only 16 sculptures to produce & 10 already releases. drseussart.com/taxi.htmlThese wall sculptures will be the jewels of the Seuss Collection. 850 edition is split between the U.S., Japan and Australia. They do have the less expensive lithograph collection drseussart.com/book.htmlPlethora of Cats was one of the first releases with Indistinct Cat With Cigar. Each go for about $15,000 now. (not bad for a $1,495 opening price) Plethora of Fish was also a great piece but just sold out and is up to about $3500 now. So it's because it's Dr. Seuss & People will pay that much. |
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Post by greenhorn1 on Aug 18, 2008 4:58:00 GMT -8
thanks for the response virtu. that's what i figured I just wondered if there was something else as well (like some printing technique or quality issue that increased the value beyond a normal high end print).
Those would definitely be amazing pieces for those able to afford them.
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Post by lowpro on Aug 18, 2008 16:53:17 GMT -8
I always thought "Tower of Babel" was a great image in the genre and color palette of "Pink-tufted Small Beast in a Night Landscape" & "Elephant Presenting a Flower". But it took a few years for Tower of Babel to sell out? I loved it. I've always been way more partial to Pink Tufted Beast. In fact, it's probably my favorite Seuss print that I own. I always felt Tower of Babel was too busy and that some of the characters too closely resembled something from The Beatles "Yellow Submarine" movie...Just kinda turned me off. I still bought one though. But Elephant Presenting a Flower to a Bird might be my favorite piece ever. I was inches away from tracking one down off eBay a few years back for $5k. But I didn't fully trust the seller and didn't want to travel all the way to Boston to delivery the money and pick up the print. Oh well. thanks for the response virtu. that's what i figured I just wondered if there was something else as well (like some printing technique or quality issue that increased the value beyond a normal high end print). Those would definitely be amazing pieces for those able to afford them. I think you might be underestimating how much of a cultural icon Theodore Giesel (Dr. Seuss) is. The man's writing and art have impacted the lives of countless generations. I mean, the name recognition that follows when Dr. Seuss is mentioned is unparalleled. His fans/collectors might very well total into the 100's of millions, if not more. And for an entire "Secret" body of work to surface, which he painted purely for himself and incorporated much more abstract iterations on his famous characters, excited a great deal of people. These paintings are truly impressive works when viewed through any artistic lens, regardless of the fact that the artist was Dr. Seuss. In turn, the serigraphs produced by the Chase Group are some of the finest prints I've ever seen. Plus, perhaps you're not acknowledging how large of a print 24"x36" really is. They're impressive pieces. My advice to you would be to keep you eyes peeled to eBay on a weekly basis, if you're genuinely interested. The Seuss market - which tend to have high and low trends that strongly correlate with the US economy - is really struggling these days, and there have been some steals to be had over to past 4-6 months. Often times, you can find collectors in a bind selling new releases for less than the initial price was from galleries. |
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Post by greenhorn1 on Aug 19, 2008 5:25:50 GMT -8
I think you might be underestimating how much of a cultural icon Theodore Giesel (Dr. Seuss) is. The man's writing and art have impacted the lives of countless generations. I mean, the name recognition that follows when Dr. Seuss is mentioned is unparalleled. His fans/collectors might very well total into the 100's of millions, if not more. And for an entire "Secret" body of work to surface, which he painted purely for himself and incorporated much more abstract iterations on his famous characters, excited a great deal of people. These paintings are truly impressive works when viewed through any artistic lens, regardless of the fact that the artist was Dr. Seuss. In turn, the serigraphs produced by the Chase Group are some of the finest prints I've ever seen. Plus, perhaps you're not acknowledging how large of a print 24"x36" really is. They're impressive pieces. Thanks for the insight. I'm very new to the "fine arts" arena and have been mostly addicted to gigposters for the last few years. And several of Aaron Horkey's screen prints are even larger than 24x36 so I figured it wasn't the size that was determining cost in this case. Like I said, this stuff is way out of my league no matter how bad the economy gets! I think the most i've ever spent on a single piece was around $400-500 and those were an original scratchboard piece and a rare white horkey variant. I guess i'll just have to be content with my secret art of dr. seuss book that I got back when it was released. |
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Post by virtu on Aug 19, 2008 13:32:17 GMT -8
Don't forget art trading.
You might trade for a Seuss if you have something sweet to offer?
Sometimes you come out ahead in art trading verses purchasing art with money.
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Post by lowpro on Aug 20, 2008 22:19:46 GMT -8
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Post by virtu on Aug 21, 2008 7:24:09 GMT -8
Seuss pieces that are more abstract tend to sit longer. Hotel Del is a favorite of mine but it took awhile for it to sell out as well. Cat Detective is a great piece but way to busy/abstract for allot of collectors. I always love Every Girl Should Have A Unicorn but it took something like 5 years for it to sell out?  |
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Post by greenhorn1 on Sept 11, 2008 5:07:50 GMT -8
Finally got to see some of these seuss prints (and sculptures) in person while on vacation last week. They are extremely impressive and I can see why they command such high prices now. Although I wasn't as thrilled with the bronze sculpture as I was with some of the prints.
I also got to see some Eyvind Earle prints for the first time and WOW, computer images really do not do those justice.
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