Laurens

Laurens is a silkscreen print by Sir Peter Blake, a signed, limited edition of 175. Laurens is one of a set of 3 Fag Packet prints, the others in the series are Philip Morris and Nazionali.

Increasingly rare, the Laurens print shows the torn and flattened out remains of the golden yellow cigarette box, with the black and red lettering and the square box background print. The silver areas of this print are covered in silver leaf making this a stunning composition. Spot varnish has also been used to create contrasting finishes across the print.

The Cigarette packet collection represents the found art that peppers Peter Blakes work. This piece equally brings into focus the culture of cool as well as demonstrating that beauty can be found anywhere. Overtime the torn packaging has also highlighted the branding of these 20th century iconic design boxes. Framed on its own or as part of a set of 3 this piece has a massive impact on any setting.

Size (cm): 76 x 101