BLACK ROSE ALBUM COVER
Thin Lizzy Black Rose Print. Black Rose is possibly the most iconic of all my Thin Lizzy covers and it is certainly one of my most original graphics.Philip wanted me to try to create, quite literally, a ‘black rose’
for the cover of the album of the same title. It was really difficult as
I wanted more than just a rose, I wanted something that reflected
Philip’s love of the poem ‘Dark Rosaleen’ by James Clarence Mangan: ‘Oh,
there was lightning in my blood, my Dark Rosaleen!’
This was a song about the yearning for liberty from English rule and
Philip knew it by heart (well, almost) and I added the final touch just
as I was about to finish.
By the way: Roísín Dubh translates as Dark Rose (aka Dark Rosaleen)’
Another poem was the inspiration for the blood coming from the rose; it
was a famous religious poem by one of the leaders executed in 1916 after
the Easter uprising titled’ I see his blood upon the rose’, by Joseph
Mary Plunkett.
Philip was electrified when he saw the final result and he rang me:
‘Jaysus, Jim, you have me sussed! It’s just like I imagined it but
better. Effin brilliant!
PRINT DETAILS
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A4 8.30”x 11.7” and A3 16.5″ x 11.69″ prints are open edition with a signed label on the print and are embossed as proof of authenticity.
A2: 23.4″x 16.5″ Prints are Signed Limited Editions of 295 and are embossed as proof of authenticity.
A1: 33.1″x 23.4″ Prints are Signed Limited Editions of 95 and are embossed as proof of authenticity. It can take up to 10 days from received payment to complete this order and ship 33”x23” prints.
The full canvas size is 40”x30” (100 x70 cm). Examples of Viva Ché and Fatalistic attitudes are in the pictures.
Canvas is mounted on a thick block wooden stretcher and canvas is wrapped around the sides and pinned on back.
Shipped in protected packing
Please note any damage to the canvas while in transit will be covered by insurance and will be replaced by myself, Jim FitzPatrick, the artist, without further cost.
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