Crumb on Crumb

The Official R.Crumb Site is pleased to announce the launching of a new feature, Crumb on Crumb. This section will present a growing collection of interviews and articles on R.Crumb's life and work, written by Crumb himself.

"HEY, I'M STILL HERE..."

-- A discussion between Crumb and Wildwood Serigraphs' Alex Wood, July 2010

Alex is owner of Wildwood Serigraphs, the exclusive U.S. printer and publisher of R.Crumb serigraphs, giclees and etchings.

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"MINDS ARE MADE TO BE BLOWN"

-- Crumb on LSD, the creation of his most famous characters, and his move to San Francisco in 1967

A transcription of an article originally appearing in The Complete Crumb Comics - Volume 4 (1988, Fantagraphics).

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"THE CRUMB BROTHERS ON TREASURE ISLAND"

-- Robert's brother, Maxon, reflects on their childhood fascination with Treasure Island, and the inspiration for Robert's famed Treasure Island Days story.

The article originally appeared in shortened form in Graphic Classics: Robert Louis Stevenson (2004, Eureka Productions).

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Mr. Natural in Stone!

This statue is 12 inches tall, made of a light colored sandstone, and hand-carved in Bali. It is based upon the small 4.5 inch statue of Mr. Natural released in 1984. These new, bigger statues were commissioned by Alex Wood, of Wildwood Serigraphs, who personally oversaw the production in Bali. (Robert was insistent that he have no part in exploited labor, and that the carvers be paid more than their usual salary.) Note that these are carved, not casted, so expect the texture and small irregularities of hand craftsmanship. Still, the statues are all remarkably similar for being hand-carved.

The edition will consist of a total 40 statues. We received 15 statues last month and have since hand-painted each one with two coats of a special tinted rock sealant, which gives them a smooth, lustrous finish. So now Mr. Natural is ready to be placed inside or outside your home.

The remaining 25 statues will be delivered later this year. Now is your opportunity to purchase from the first 15 of these very limited statues, hand-carved and hand-painted for only $345 each. U.S. packaging and shipping via Priority Mail is $40 each, Canada $65. Sorry, no international shipping available at this time.

$345 + shipping

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As with all our products, we guarantee your full satisfaction. If you are at all displeased with the quality, return your purchase and we will refund the full price.

More and detailed photos can be viewed on The Official R.Crumb Site. 

R.Crumb's Head Comix Giclee

R.Crumb's Head Comix Giclee

Our latest print is based on R.Crumb's Head Comix, a collection originally published in 1970 by Ballantine Books. (Robert bought his first house up in Potter Valley with the advance for the book.) The famous cover was released as a serigraph edition (200 prints) in 2001. It's been sold out for years, but now we're giving anyone who wants this image the opportunity to buy a new giclee version for only $80. 

The giclee edition, again limited to 200 prints, is printed on Somerset Velvet archival paper, using Epson archival Ulrachrome inks. Paper size is 18 inches wide, 24 inches tall. Image size is 15 inches wide by 20 inches tall. All of our prints have a guarantee for your satisfaction or your money back.

$80

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Mr. Natural Conjures the Devil Girl Giclee

The Official R.Crumb Site is pleased to announce the release of our next giclee edition: Mr. Natural Conjures The Devil Girl. This hand-numbered limited edition of 300 giclee prints will be available May 15th.

The new edition is based upon the front cover of The Profane Tales of Mr. Natural, with several slight color changes. The image size is 14 x 18 inches. The white Somerset Velvet archival paper is 18 x 24 inches.

All Crumb giclees are printed with archival, brilliant Ultrachrome inks by Epson. Price is $80 each. Every print is sold with our unconditional guarantee for your complete satisfaction.

$80

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We are now beginning work on our next serigraph edition, and will post step-by-step details of the entire project as it evolves. You can read about The Blues Project on the Official R.Crumb Site.

First Chance: Limited Numbered Cradle to Grave Giclee

RCrumb.com is releasing Crumb's new giclee edition Cradle To Grave. Based upon the serigraph edition of 2004, it is enhanced and given a more saturated look. The last panel, with Crumb's supervision, was given a sunset coloring. There are 300 prints in this edition. each numbered in pencil.
The paper size is 17 by 24 inches. The image size is 13 x 19.75 inches. The paper used is Somerset Velvet 255 gram enhanced white archival paper. The inks used are Epson Ultrachrome inks. Both the inks and paper are the best quality available, and rcrumb.com guarantees your complete satisfaction.

$80
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R. Crumb's Third Eye Signed & Numbered Serigraph

We have just received the edition back from France where it was signed by Crumb. This is a smaller image size (paper size is 15" x 12") as per Robert's request. He also supplied a nice watercolor for the color guide, and I subsequently used 16 colors/16 screens to translate the subtle variations of color; so the edition does have a soft, watercolor feel. It's on cream paper, so the white (Crumb's glasses and third eye) really pops as it was meant to. This creates quite a hypnotizing stare, which only accentuates the humor in this piece. The humor is classic Crumb, and wait until you read the Certificate of Authenticity—it's very mystical and just as funny.

Paper size: 15" x 12".
Image size: 12" x 9"
Edition size of 110 prints with 11 Artist Proofs and 3 Printer Proofs. Each print comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and our guarantee for your complete satisfaction or your money back.

$340
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First Chance: Quiet Study Etching Signed & Numbered to 45 by R Crumb

Wildwood Serigraphs is releasing the latest Crumb etching we call Quiet Study. It's one of Crumb's favorite drawings, and he really does look forward to the day when he can devote most of his time to quiet study. Let's hope this doesn't happen too soon. Just kidding R.—you've worked hard enough, you deserve a little R n' R.

A limited edition of 45. Hand-ripped German paper is 12 x 15 inches. Embossed area is 9 x 6 inches. Actual image is 7.75 inches by 4.75 inches. Signed, numbered and dated by Crumb.

$420
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