Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 5

Blade
Blade Graffiti art (Blade drawing Blade tag)

c.1990

About the Item

BLADE graffiti drawing: A classic graffiti tag from Blade - King of Graffiti. Executed circa late 1980s or early the 1990s, the work features a classic Blade Tag in marker, alongside his signed birth name on the lower right. A timeless graffiti artwork from the "king of Graffiti" - a true legend who is said to have painted over 5,000 graffiti cars & is widely admired by the who's who of the international graffiti world. Marker drawing on paper. Dimensions: 9 x 12 Inches. Unique. Good overall vintage condition; well preserved ink About BLADE: Steven Ogburn, better known as BLADE, grew up in the Bronx. By 1980, he would become one of the most influential figures in graffiti. Blade began writing his name on the inside of buses and on the exterior of post office trucks in 1971 with small markers. In 1972, he hit his first train at the Baychester lay-up. His style began with stick letters like the rest of his peers until 1974 when he began painting in his signature "bubble letters." BLADE hit his last train with fellow graffiti artist SEEN in 1984. He was introduced to the art world by famed photographs Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper, and had his first solo show at the Stellweg Seguy Gallery in New York in 1984. BLADE’s work has been shown in many individual and group shows in notable venues including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Musée National des Monuments Français, the Stedelijk Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Brooklyn Museum. His work is in the collections of Willem Speerstra, Yaki Kornblitt and Vincent Vlasblom, and fellow artist KAWS. {source: Eazel} Related Categories Graffiti. Street Art. Pop Art. Futura 2000. Dondi White. KAWS. Lee Quinones. Blade Steven Ogburn. Blade king of graffiti.
  • Creator:
    Blade (American)
  • Creation Year:
    c.1990
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    NEW YORK, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU354314059272
More From This SellerView All
  • Blade Graffiti art 1992 (Blade train drawing Blade king of graffiti)
    Located in NEW YORK, NY
    BLADE subway graffiti drawing 1992: A stunning, highly collectible original work from Blade - King of Graffiti. Executed in 1992, the work was created ...
    Category

    1990s Street Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Paper, Permanent Marker

  • Blade Graffiti drawings: set of 2 works (Blade king of graffiti)
    Located in NEW YORK, NY
    BLADE graffiti drawings: set of 2 works: A set of 2 rare drawings from Blade - King of Graffiti circa late 1980’s or early 1990’s. Here the artist playfully fakes his own death, ‘RIP...
    Category

    1990s Street Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Paper, Ink

  • Raymond Pettibon drawing 1995 (Raymond Pettibon drawings)
    By Raymond Pettibon
    Located in NEW YORK, NY
    Raymond Pettibon (untitled) Clock drawing 1995: Medium: ink and graphite on paper. 1995. Dimensions: 121⁄4 x 12 7/8 inches (31 x 33 cm.) Dimensions including frame: 16x16 inches. V...
    Category

    1990s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

    Materials

    Paper, Lithograph, Offset

  • Baldur Helgason drawing 2018
    Located in NEW YORK, NY
    Baldur Helgason drawing 2018: Baldur Helgason Jorgen the Dog Day: A robust, lively Helgason hand-drawing defined by the artist’s signature style. Med...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Paper, Wax Crayon

  • Richard Hambleton Drawings 2016 (set of 3 works)
    By Richard Hambleton
    Located in NEW YORK, NY
    Richard Hambleton Drawings 2016: Set of 3 unique, individual hand-signed drawings originally obtained directly from Hambleton; framed as a triptych. Medium: Black Marker on found bo...
    Category

    1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

    Materials

    Paper, Permanent Marker

  • Keith Haring drawing 1989 (Keith Haring 1989)
    By Keith Haring
    Located in NEW YORK, NY
    Keith Haring (untitled) 1989 drawing: This original 1980s Keith Haring drawing was executed by the artist on the occasion of Art Cologne Germany 1989. The w...
    Category

    1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

    Materials

    Permanent Marker, Ink

You May Also Like
  • Original (unique) signed and dated drawing held in Australian monograph
    By KAWS
    Located in New York, NY
    KAWS Original drawing held in Australian monograph, 2019 Original marker drawing held inside hardback monograph: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness Boldly signed and dated with original drawing by KAWS on the title page 13 × 10 × 1 1/2 inches Original hand signed drawing held inside the KAWS: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness book. The drawing is unique; the book was published in an unknown number. The drawing can be removed by the framer and framed separately, or it can be kept in the monograph and displayed in a shadow box, or even a coffee table or bookshelf. Or it can be gifted to a special someone. The possibilities are numerous. Monograph information: Working across art, fashion and design, he creates colour-filled paintings, murals, large-scale sculptures, street and public art, products, and streetwear. His work is infused with humour and humanity and is deeply tied to our times. KAWS draws his cast of characters from pop-culture animations to form a distinctive artistic vocabulary. Featuring a new text by Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale...
    Category

    2010s Street Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset

  • Unique Cloud Drawing, hand signed, dated and inscribed to Caroline, in monograph
    By KAWS
    Located in New York, NY
    KAWS Unique Cloud Drawing, inscribed to Caroline Original drawing done in silver marker. Hand signed inscribed and dated. Held in hardback monograph 11 ...
    Category

    2010s Street Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Board, Offset, Permanent Marker, Mixed Media

  • Where the End Starts (original hand signed drawing created for museum employee)
    By KAWS
    Located in New York, NY
    KAWS Where the End Starts, 2016 Original Ink on paper drawing on offset lithograph Hand signed and dated by KAWS lower front Accompanied by hand signed letter of provenance from the Modern Art Museum, Ft. Worth staffer who received this work as a gift from KAWS Unique work Frame included: matted with gold matting and a white frame with UV plexiglass This is a very special work with superb provenance: A unique, signed drawing done by KAWS, which he created exclusively for a staff member at the Modern Art Museum in Ft. Worth, Texas. on the occasion of KAWS monumental exhibition. The drawing was done on the museum's publication for KAWS 2016...
    Category

    2010s Street Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Ink, Offset, Lithograph, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

  • No title
    By Jonone
    Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
    Original drawing with black felt pen on paper Handsigned , dated and dedicated Unique piece Mint condition
    Category

    2010s Street Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Permanent Marker

  • KAJ-FICAJA Sans Titre - Dessin - Chantal Ficaja & Alexander Kaj Lindström France
    Located in Meinisberg, CH
    KAJ-FICAJA French, Artist Couple: Chantal Ficaja-Lindström (1959) & Alexander Kaj Lindström (1959), Sans titre • Pop/ Street Art • Coloured felt pens on paper ca. 40 x 50 cm • Si...
    Category

    20th Century Street Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

    Materials

    Paper, Felt Pen

  • Memory Incubator
    Located in London, GB
    Introducing "Memory Incubator" by Rafael Melendez - A Captivating Fusion of Artistic Styles and Symbolism Step into the mesmerizing realm of "Memory Incubator," a thought-provoking ...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pen, Permanent Marker

Recently Viewed

View All