Feb 08, 2024 - Sale 2658

Sale 2658 - Lot 55

Price Realized: $ 1,375
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800

(THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - MAX'S KANSAS CITY)


The Velvet Undergroundv- Max's Kansas City.
Offset lithograph concert poster. 280x725 mm, 11x28½ inches. 1970. Signed and numbered "A/P" in pencil by the artist on verso.

Printed by Producer Steve Nelson for the 1970 Velvet Underground performances at Max's Kansas City, which were Lou Reed's last shows with the band.

The band played at Max's through the end of August, where on August 23rd, they were recorded by Brigid Polk, who turned the tapes into the band's first bootleg. It was the last time the band would perform with Lou Reed.

With a letter of authenticity from Steve Nelson outlining the poster's history.