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This colorful concert poster by Nate Duval for Phish showcases an imaginative "impossible structure" of stacked houses and buildings on stilts above the water, creating a whimsical representation of Portland, Maine.
The design features multiple wooden houses in various warm colors (reds, yellows, and browns) all precariously balanced on tall stilts or scaffolding over blue water. At the top of this fantastical structure is the band name "PHISH" spelled out in large, wooden-looking yellow letters that appear to be under construction, with cranes and scaffolding around them.
On the left side of the composition stands a classic white lighthouse with a sign that reads "NOV 29" indicating the concert date. Another sign visible in the illustration says "CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIC CENTER" (the venue) and there's a building labeled "PORTLAND MAINE" identifying the location.
In the water below, there are small boats including what the artist specifically mentioned as "a tiny lobster boat named YEM" – a reference to the popular Phish song "You Enjoy Myself." The entire illustration has a charming, hand-drawn quality with a limited color palette primarily of reds, browns, yellows, and blue.
The impossible architecture creates a dreamlike quality that, as the artist noted, was part of his "impossible structure phase" which perfectly complemented the psychedelic, improvisational nature of Phish's music and aesthetic.
The shop had copies numbered 801–850.
Edition Details
- Class: Gig Poster
- Release Date: 11/30/2009
- Print Type: Artist Proof (AP)
- Designer: Nate Duval
- Status: Official
- Technique: Screen Print
- Size: 18" x 24" (45.72 x 60.96 cm)
- Colors: 5
- Quantity: 50
- Original Price: $50.00
- Markings: Artist Signed, Numbered
Gig Details
- Band: Phish
- Tour: 2009 Fall Tour
- Date: 11/29/2009
- Venue: Cumberland County Civic Center
- City: Portland
- State: Maine
- Country: United States
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- Sold: 2
- 6 Month Average: $0
- Average Price: $58
- Lowest Price: $50
- Highest Price: $65
- Original Price: $50
Price History
| 08/16/2021 | $350.00 | Private Sale |
| 08/16/2021 | $800.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/29/2021 | $75.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/27/2021 | $50.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/06/2021 | $70.00 | Private Sale |
| 08/16/2021 | $350.00 | Private Sale |
| 08/16/2021 | $800.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/29/2021 | $75.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/27/2021 | $50.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/06/2021 | $70.00 | Private Sale |
| 08/16/2021 | $350.00 | Private Sale |
| 08/16/2021 | $800.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/29/2021 | $75.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/27/2021 | $50.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/06/2021 | $70.00 | Private Sale |
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