James Cauty original?

Is this a framed poster?

Don't know a huge amount about it - but I got one FOC (a poster) from the bookshop when I purchased the 1991 One Vol LOTR

http://www.tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=457

Must have been used as a promotional poster around then.

I’m sure these posters were sold everywhere but I know in the U.K. for instance it was widely distributed through a shop called Athena. You could try to carefully remove it from the frame to see a mark on either the back or along the front sides?

huan68 wrote:

I’m sure these posters were sold everywhere but I know in the U.K. for instance it was widely distributed through a shop called Athena. You could try to carefully remove it from the frame to see a mark on either the back or along the front sides?

Gosh, I had forgotten all about Athena shops!

Hello, can you shoot me an email at [email protected]. I sent you a PM here as well. Interesting item.

If I remember correctly the original of this illustration was sold at Sotheby's in 2007 for $25K+...

And as mentioned elsewhere - this illustration was mass-produced throughout the 80s and 90s at minimum. Even I had that in my childhood room so this should not be anything special in terms of it being a collectible.

There is quite a good write-up on this KLF fan page.

Thank you. I was just curious as I can find information about posters but not small prints ?

Thanks for bringing up this important piece of my childhood - I have just been given permission by Jimmy Cauty to share this amazing art in the next Roving Ranger newsletter and that's thanks to you!

Thanks to me?

Shurlee wrote:

Thank you. I was just curious as I can find information about posters but not small prints ?

Shurlee,
I was wondering what size is this image?
Seen several versions of this poster. From large posters to smaller posters, a jigsaw puzzle to the covers of a book box. I also have two chess sets where the queen was partly based on the Queen’s image in the poster.
Thanks,
Bruce