Feb 08, 2024 - Sale 2658

Sale 2658 - Lot 76

Price Realized: $ 1,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800

WALLACE BERMAN (1926-1976)


2nd Los Angeles Film-Makers Festival.
Offset lithograph poster. 445x310 mm, 17½x12¼ inches. 1963.

Berman was an avant-garde filmmaker, artist and collagist, whose work was associated with the Beat Movement and the post-war California art scene. In addition to his influential work he also had a minor role in "Easy Rider" (1969) and appears on the cover of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album. With - A letter from Jonas Mekas confirming that this poster was given to him personally by Berman and comes from Mekas' collection.