Wildwood Serigraphs

SERIGRAPHS: These are hand made fine art prints. Want to know exactly how they are made, then check out this Wildwood link!

 

 

 

 


Our current editions of R.Crumb Serigraphs, Etchings and Giclees.
See also SPECIAL OFFERS for rare and out of print editions.

Originally published in black and white on the inside cover of the Mr. Natural #2 comic book (1971), this image was released in color as a tin sign by Kitchen Sink Press in 1995. But Robert was not completely happy with the colors. For this edition he created a beautiful color rough with watercolor, which Wildwood Serigraphs translated faithfully into this 16-color edition. We made it slightly smaller than our usual prints so it could fit in most kitchens (Robert likes his images smaller anyway, but that's another story.) Each print comes with its own certificate of authenticity, which has copy written by Robert on both front and back.

Paper size: 18" x 26", Image size: 12" x 18"
Edition limited to 160 signed & numbered serigraphs.
Printed on Rives BFK 100% archival rag. Wildwood Serigraphs guarantees your complete satisfaction, or your money back.

$360 Each
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Janis Joplin


This new serigraph edition of 100 signed portraits is a reworking of a 1969 illustration Robert had done for a Cleveland newspaper (while he was visiting). This is a rare opportunity to buy a portrait of Robert's old friend Janis, who he befriended in San Francisco before she became famous nationally. He has also written the Certificate of Authenticity, which accompanies each print, and he recalls her as only Robert can.
This edition compensates the Janis Joplin Estate for the use of her likeness and name.

The paper used is Rives BFK archival white paper. The print is shipped flat by Priority Mail, and we ship within 48 hours of receiving each order. Each print comes with our unconditional guarantee for your satisfaction or your money back.

Paper Size: 12" x 15"
Image Size: 7" x 9.5"

$500 Each
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Bob & Harv's Comics Signed & Numbered Serigraph Print

Wildwood Serigraphs is proud to release this 170 print serigraph edition signed by both Robert Crumb and Harvey Pekar. Throughout most of the 1970's, Crumb illustrated many stories written and published by Harvey Pekar (released in his American Splendor comic book). These stories were collected and later published as a book in the mid-1990's, with this image as its cover.

Each Wildwood prints comes with our full guarantee for your complete satisfaction or your money back.

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Paper Size: 22" x 30"
Image Size: 14.5" x 20"
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This serigraph of the cover of Weirdo #26 was printed in France, November 2010 by Anagraphis, and signed, numbered and dated by Crumb in late November. The print was released with permission of Wildwood Serigraphs, which is offering prints number 50-100 of the 200 print edition at a reduced price.

There are no Certificates of Authenticity for this edition, but each print comes with The Official R.Crumb Site guarantee for your complete satisfaction or your money back.

Published by Philippe Viala  
Printed by Anagraphis in France
Printed, signed, numbered and dated November 2010
Printed with oil-based ink in 9 colors
Paper is 270 gram "Velin d' Arches" archival 
Paper size 19-1/2" x 25-1/4"
Image size 16" x 21" 

$275 Each
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Crumb Giclees

GICLEES: Giclée, (commonly pronounced "zhee-CLAY"), is an invented term for the process of making fine art prints from a digital source using ink-jet printing. The word “giclée” (from the French verb gicler meaning "to squirt, to spray"), was originally applied to fine art prints created on Iris printers in a process invented in the early 1990s, but has since come to mean any high quality ink-jet print.

All our giclees are printed on Somerset heavyweight enhanced archival paper. We use Epson Ultrachrome inks. For more information about Ultrachrome inks, go to this link. The giclees are rich and saturated color, with a guaranteed color fastness of 75 years.

The whole idea behind releasing giclee editions is to make Robert's most well-known images available to those who didn't get a chance to buy the serigraphs, which are now sold out. There are also many people who love the images regardless whether or not Robert has signed them.


If you don't know the entire history of this iconic image, click this Wikipedia link to read about it.

This cover image was originally printed with three colors (black, process yellow and process blue) in 1968, but a full color serigraph edition was released by Kitchen Sink in 1992. However, Crumb wasn't very happy with the final colors in that print, so he was adamant that his color instructions be closely followed for this new edition. He wanted the top of the image and car to match the original comic cover. Alex tried talking him into putting a light blue, metallic sheen in the radiator, but he wanted it white, so we followed his instructions. The unsigned edition is limited to 300 prints.

The paper is, as always, Somerset Velvet 255 gram archival stock. The inks we use are simply the best inks available — Epson Ultrachrome inks. The paper size is 17" x 24". The image size is 14" x 18.5". This, and every Wildwood Serigraph print, is unconditionally guaranteed for your complete satisfaction or your money back.

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Crumb's Twas Ever Thus was originally created and published in 1969, on the back cover of Changes #3, a hippie magazine published in Oakland, California. Soon after, it became more popular when it was printed as a poster. In 2008 we printed this image, with some color revisions, as a signed serigraph edition. Now, based upon that sold-out serigraph edition, we're releasing a new giclee edition of Crumb's Twas Ever Thus. The image size is 15" x 18.5". The Somerset enhanced archival white paper is 18" x 24". The giclee prints are shipped in indestructible tubes. Every print from Wildwood Serigraphs comes with our unconditional guarantee for your complete satisfaction or your money back. Unsigned edition limited to 300 prints.

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The Heroes Of The Blues limited giclee edition has been digitally remastered from the artwork of the serigraph edition published in 2010, which is now sold out. 16 colors were used in that serigraph, the unusually large number of screens being necessary to mix and simulate the colors specified by Crumb. Still, some compromises had to be made due to the nature of the screening process. But with this new giclee edition, each color was matched without any limitations, resulting in a print truer to Crumb's original intentions.

The image size in both editions is the same: 16.5 inches wide by 25 inches tall. The Somerset Velvet 255 archival paper is 22 inches by 29 inches. This paper is white, as opposed to the cream of the serigraph edition, and a cream border is printed on each card.

The unsigned edition is limited to 300 prints, and its color and detail are outstanding. Your complete satisfaction is guaranteed or your money back. If you missed the opportunity to buy a print from the serigraph edition, here is your chance to purchase and enjoy some of Crumb's best portraits, celebrating America's musical heritage.

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In 1982, Crumb created 36 watercolor portraits of early jazz musicians for Yazoo Records, which published them as a deck of trading cards. Thirty years later, Robert has selected 25 of those portraits (listed below) and we present them, arranged 5 x 5, in a new display print titled Early Hot Jazz Greats. Unlike the images in the 2011 Heroes Of The Blues edition, Crumb did not want the jazz portraits printed with a card border. This way, each image is larger, so the subtlety and detail of the watercolors is more apparent. It's also for this reason that we chose the medium of gicleé (inkjet printing) for the edition. Serigraphy would never have been able to capture the beauty and subtlety each portrait possesses. A beautiful, rich and vibrant edition was created, and you have our guarantee for your complete satisfaction or your money back.

There are 140 prints in the edition, plus 14 artist proofs and 3 printer proofs. The white Somerset Velvet Enhanced Matte archival paper is 22" x 30." The image size is 17" x 24", printed with Epson's archival K3 Ultrachrome inks. Each print will be numbered, signed and dated by Robert Crumb in Chicago this week, and the edition will be released on Friday, May 18th.

$380 Each
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The images:

First row: King Oliver, Thomas “Fats” Waller, “Bix” Beiderbecke, Earl Hines, Coleman Hawkins

Second row: Jimmy Blythe, Frank Trumbauer, Sidney Bechet, Bennie Mozen, Jabbo Smith

Third row: “Muggsy” Spanier, Joe Venuti, Louis Armstrong, Mary Lou Williams, Benny Goodman

Fourth row: Freddy Keppard, Ernest “Punch” Miller, “Jelly Roll” Morton, Jack Teagarden, “Duke” Ellington

Fifth row: Fletcher Henderson, Johnny Dodds, Eddie Lang, “Tiny” Parham, Jimmy Noone

(click image to enlarge)

In 1971, Crumb wrote and illustrated his Mr. Natural #2 comic book. In 2005, Crumb reworked the cover illustration and it was released as a limited serigraph edition later that year. This limited giclee edition is based upon that serigraph edition with minor changes. There are 300 prints in this hand-numbered giclee edition, printed on Somerset Velvet 255 gram enhanced paper using Epson Ultrachrome archival inks. The white paper is 17" x 24". The image size is 13" x 18-3/4".

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Each print has an unconditional guarantee for your complete satisfaction or your money back.

The illustration was originally done in 1975 as a cover for Arcade Magazine No.2, published by Griffith and Spiegelman. In the early 2000s, Crumb reworked the illustration for a French anthology. This reworked illustration was used for a Wildwood Serigraphs edition released in 2005 which sold out in about a year. This giclee edition is based upon that serigraph edition, with a slight modification to the blend, which was made even smoother. All the colors are extremely rich and vibrant. It's one of the most successful giclee prints we've produced. This is the quintessential Crumb image: the appreciation for the beauty of nature; the horror of its cruelty and mercilessness; and of course a sexy female with big legs!

Paper Size: 18" x 24"
Image Size: 13.5" x 19"

Edition limited to 300 giclees. Printed on Somerset Velvet 100% archival enhanced matte. Inks are archival Epson Ultrachrome inks.

$80 Each
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Follow this link to read what Crumb wrote for the Certificate of Authenticity which accompanied each serigraph print in 2005.


Janis Joplin

Mystic Funnies is a new giclee print based on the cover of Mystic Funnies #1, published in 1997, and the sold-out serigraph edition released in 1998.

There are 300 giclees in this limited edition, each one numbered in pencil. The paper is Somerset Velvet 255 gram archival paper. The inks used are Epson Ultrachrome inks.

The paper size is 18" x 24". The image size is slightly larger than 13" x 19". Each print comes with our guarantee for your satisfaction or your money back.

$80 Each
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Janis Joplin

Our latest print is based on R.Crumb's Head Comix, a collection originally published in 1970 by Ballantine Books. (Robert bought his first house up in Potter Valley with the advance for the book.) The famous cover was released as a serigraph edition (200 prints) in 2001. It's been sold out for years, but now we're giving anyone who wants this image the opportunity to buy a new giclee version for only $80.

The giclee edition, again limited to 200 prints, is printed on Somerset Velvet archival paper, using Epson archival Ulrachrome inks. Paper size is 18 inches wide, 24 inches tall. Image size is 15 inches wide by 20 inches tall. All of our prints have a guarantee for your satisfaction or your money back.

$80 Each
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Janis Joplin

This new edition is based upon the front cover of The Profane Tales of Mr. Natural, with several slight color changes. The image size is 14 x 18 inches. The white Somerset Velvet archival paper is 18 x 24 inches.

All Crumb giclees are printed with archival, brilliant Ultrachrome inks by Epson. Every print is sold with our unconditional guarantee for your complete satisfaction.

$80 Each
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Janis Joplin

Based upon the serigraph edition of 2004,
Cradle To Grave is enhanced and given a more saturated look. The last panel, with Crumb's supervision, was given a sunset coloring.

There are 300 prints in this edition. each numbered in pencil. The paper size is 17 x 24 inches. The image size is 13 x 19.75 inches. The paper used is Somerset Velvet 255 gram enhanced white archival paper. The inks used are Epson Ultrachrome inks. Both the inks and paper are the best quality available, and R.Crumb.com guarantees your complete satisfaction.

$80 Each
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Janis Joplin

Wildwood is releasing one of Crumb's most popular images, and one which has been requested ever since the poster edition sold out. Finally, A Short History of America is available again as an unsigned, numbered edition of 500 giclee prints. This edition is printed with Epson's archival Ultrachrome inks on Somerset's archival matte paper. This edition is chromatically brighter and guaranteed to completely satisfy, as all Wildwood prints are.

Paper Size: 24" x 20"
Image Size: 22" x 15"

$90 Each
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Footsy Giclee

This Fritz The Cat Numbered and Limited Giclee Edition of 300 is based upon the Wildwood Serigraph edition of 2001. It's richly saturated on Somerset Velvet 255 gram archival paper. All of Wildwood's Giclee Editions use Epson's Ultrachrome Inks which have excellent pigment content and density. Using the best paper and inks gives us a beautiful print which we guarantee will completely satisfy you or your money back no questions asked.

Paper Size: 18" x 24"
Image Size: 15" x 19"

$80 Each
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Footsy Giclee

This Robert Crumb giclee print, Footsy, is based on Wildwood's 1994 serigraph edition. This deep, rich, saturated print is guaranteed to satisfy any and all of your expectations. The paper is an archival Somerset Velvet 255 gram paper. The inks used are archival Ultrachrome inks from Epson.

Paper Size: 18" x 24"
Image Size: 14.5" x 20"

$80 Each
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Cheap Thrills Limited Edition Giclee Print

We released Crumb’s classic Cheap Thrills as a giclee edition. Each print is from an unsigned edition of 500. We try and sell our giclee prints for $90 each, but as Big Brother and Holding Company and the Estate of Janis Joplin must be paid royalties for the use of their names and likeness, we must increase the Cheap Thrills giclees to $120. The detail and color vibrancy is extraordinary.

Click here for the history of
Cheap Thrills.

Paper Size: 23" x 24"
Image Size: 17" x 17"


$120 Each



The Music Never Stopped Limited Edition Giclee Print

This first Giclée edition, printed on Somerset Velvet archival 255 gram paper (100% acid-free cotton), offers the spectacular vibrancy, detail and saturation for which giclée prints are known. There are 500 numbered prints in this The Music Never Stopped edition, each selling for only $90 each.

Paper Size: 22" x 24"
Image Size: 18" x 18"


$90 Each



Harmonica Blues Limited Edition Giclee Print

We are releasing Crumb’s Harmonica Blues album cover as an unsigned numbered giclee edition. Each print is from a numbered edition of 500. The detail and color vibrancy is extraordinary.

Paper- Somerset Velvet 100 acid-Free Archival White 255 Gram

Paper Size: 23" x 24"
Image Size: 18" x 18"

$90 Each


Tommy The Toilet

By popular demand, we bring you Crumb's Tommy the Toilet, perfect for any bathroom wall. This is a limited, numbered giclee edition of 200 prints, printed with archival Ultrachrome inks on Somerset archival paper. Each print comes with our unconditional guarantee for your complete satisfaction.

Paper Size: 17" x 22"
Image Size: 13" x 19"

$80 Each
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The Adventures of R. Crumb Limited Edition Giclee Print

A new giclee limited edition of one of Crumb's most famous splash pages. This edition is based on the Wildwood Serigraph edition done in 1995, with subtle changes. There are 300 prints in this unsigned, numbered edition, all printed with vibrant, archival Ultrachrome ink. Paper used is Somerset Velvet archival paper.

Your complete satisfaction or your money back.

Paper Size: 17" x 24"
Image Size: 13" x 20"

$80 Each
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Crumb Etchings

ETCHINGS: The etching process is an incredibly detailed and laborious medium, but it gives a rich and beautiful image which seldom sell for less than $500. You have an excellent opportunity to buy one of Crumb's famous pieces for less than art school students sell their etchings.

 

 

Original Footsy image.

New revised etching.

NEW ETCHING RELEASE: FOOTSY REWORKED

Limited Edition of 50 etchings

In Weirdo #20 (1987), Crumb created an 8 page comic called Footsy. The splash page was later used to create Wildwood's first serigraph edition (30 colors) with Crumb. Above is the image as it appeared in Weirdo. In 2012, a French publisher asked if he could use that same illustration for the cover of a French edition of My Troubles With Women. Crumb used that opportunity to rework the illustration. The following are Crumb's comments about why he reworked the illustration.

Crumb: I reworked the illustration because I wanted to make the desks more authentic looking. I discovered a photograph in an old high school yearbook from the school I went to that showed the desks in their complete structure. I was never satisfied with the way I drew those desks originally. I don’t know why I made them look like this bell shaped-pedestal type of thing. I don’t know where I got that. They were nothing like that, obviously, when I saw the photo. So last year, when the publisher asked to use that illustration for the cover of My Troubles With Women [the French version], I saw that as my chance to make it right; you know, obsessive-compulsive type of stuff.

Alex: You think it looks better?

Crumb: Yes I do. I think it looks much better. And I tend to do those kind of corrections a lot if I see something I did wrong in an earlier drawing and it’s going to be reprinted, I usually correct it and make it right before it’s printed again.

Alex: So it’s nothing uncommon, you rework drawings all the time if you can correct a problem.

Crumb: Yeah, I do it a lot. If the thing’s gonna be reprinted, y’ know, I have to correct any mistakes. So I think this looks much better.

Rcrumb.com is proud to present an edition of 50 reworked Footsy etchings. White archival Hahnemuhle paper is 12 x 16.5 inches. Image size is 7.5 x 11 inches. Embossed area is 8.5 x almost 12 inches.  Each print is numbered, dated and signed by Crumb, and comes with our guarantee for your complete satisfaction. (There are no certificates of authenticity offered with etching editions.)

$420 Each
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