Nick Walker (1969) - The Morning After Le Louvre
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Nick Walker (1969), The Morning After Le Louvre, silkscreen hand signed, Trial Proof 10/14, 2019, framed 75 × 97 cm, edition 10/14, professionally framed, street art work depicting famous landmarks, from France, in excellent condition.
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Nick Walker – "The Morning After, Le Louvre" – Hand-Signed Silkscreen, Trial Proof, Professionally Framed
Nick Walker, born in Bristol in 1969, is a pioneering British street artist and a foundational figure in the Bristol graffiti scene of the early 1980s — the same underground scene that later influenced Banksy. Walker is credited as a forerunner of the stencil graffiti movement, and his technical innovation has become a blueprint for generations of artists who followed. He is best known for creating "The Vandal" — his recurring alter-ego, a mischievous gentleman graffiti artist disguised in a smart suit and bowler hat, dreamed up as the perfect cover for getting away with artistic vandalism in plain sight. The Vandal has since appeared everywhere from gallery walls to the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" video.
Beyond street art, Walker has worked on film sets for Judge Dredd (1995) and Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999), and has tackled political themes throughout his career — his 2009 mural "Le Corancan" in Paris, depicting veiled women dancing the can-can, offered pointed commentary on France's burqa ban debate. Today, he stands among the best-known names in contemporary street art, alongside artists such as Banksy, Invader, Shepard Fairey (OBEY), Speedy Graphito, JonOne, M. Chat, JR, Levalet, and Mr. Brainwash.
"The Morning After, Le Louvre" continues Walker's signature wit — two police officers stand with their backs to us, surveying the aftermath of a colourful paint "attack" on the Louvre Pyramid, spilled paint cans and splatters scattered across the plaza. It's a classic Walker scene: the quiet, comic tension between authority and mischief, captured just after the act.
Details:
Artist: Nick Walker
Title: "The Morning After, Le Louvre"
Technique: Silkscreen/serigraph
Hand signed and dated
Trial Proof: TP 10/14
Year: 2019
Dimensions prior to framing: 70 x 50 cm
Framed dimensions: 75 x 97 cm
Professionally framed and matted with art glass, in a silver wood frame with black brushstroke detailing and black outer trim
Note: we cannot guarantee the glass against breakage in transit, but every effort will be made to ensure it is packed appropriately for safe arrival
Provenance: Purchased via Catawiki (Street Art Power), May 2020; since professionally framed
Nick Walker – "The Morning After, Le Louvre" – Hand-Signed Silkscreen, Trial Proof, Professionally Framed
Nick Walker, born in Bristol in 1969, is a pioneering British street artist and a foundational figure in the Bristol graffiti scene of the early 1980s — the same underground scene that later influenced Banksy. Walker is credited as a forerunner of the stencil graffiti movement, and his technical innovation has become a blueprint for generations of artists who followed. He is best known for creating "The Vandal" — his recurring alter-ego, a mischievous gentleman graffiti artist disguised in a smart suit and bowler hat, dreamed up as the perfect cover for getting away with artistic vandalism in plain sight. The Vandal has since appeared everywhere from gallery walls to the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" video.
Beyond street art, Walker has worked on film sets for Judge Dredd (1995) and Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999), and has tackled political themes throughout his career — his 2009 mural "Le Corancan" in Paris, depicting veiled women dancing the can-can, offered pointed commentary on France's burqa ban debate. Today, he stands among the best-known names in contemporary street art, alongside artists such as Banksy, Invader, Shepard Fairey (OBEY), Speedy Graphito, JonOne, M. Chat, JR, Levalet, and Mr. Brainwash.
"The Morning After, Le Louvre" continues Walker's signature wit — two police officers stand with their backs to us, surveying the aftermath of a colourful paint "attack" on the Louvre Pyramid, spilled paint cans and splatters scattered across the plaza. It's a classic Walker scene: the quiet, comic tension between authority and mischief, captured just after the act.
Details:
Artist: Nick Walker
Title: "The Morning After, Le Louvre"
Technique: Silkscreen/serigraph
Hand signed and dated
Trial Proof: TP 10/14
Year: 2019
Dimensions prior to framing: 70 x 50 cm
Framed dimensions: 75 x 97 cm
Professionally framed and matted with art glass, in a silver wood frame with black brushstroke detailing and black outer trim
Note: we cannot guarantee the glass against breakage in transit, but every effort will be made to ensure it is packed appropriately for safe arrival
Provenance: Purchased via Catawiki (Street Art Power), May 2020; since professionally framed
Details
Artist
Nick Walker (1969)
Edition number
10/14
Edition
Limited edition
Sold by
Owner or reseller
Title of artwork
The Morning After Le Louvre
Technique
Silkscreen
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Year
2019
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Black, Blue, Green, Grey, Multicolour, Red, Yellow
Height
75 cm
Width
97 cm
Weight
3 kg
Depiction/theme
Famous landmarks
Style
Street art
Period
2010-2020
Sold with frame
Yes
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