Car Accident - James Dean

Car Accident reflects on James Dean through the stark image of a newspaper front page, set inside a field of red. The headline is held in colour and stillness, turning a sudden public death into something fixed and almost ceremonial.

A blue, fractured form rises through the centre of the image, suggesting impact, metal, movement and collapse. Splashes of red cut across the page, echoing the violence of the crash without making the work purely literal.

This piece belongs to The Last Headline collection, reflecting on fame, youth, speed and the images that remain after a life is turned into myth.

Print details

Printed in the artist’s studio on satin lustre photographic paper as a mounted giclee print
Archival pigment inks
Acid-free mount
Finished by the artist, Gerard McDonagh
Open edition

Available mounted sizes

25×31 cm
31×41 cm
41×51 cm

Available options

Unframed mounted print
Framed mounted print in black with picture glass
Framed mounted print in white with picture glass
Framed mounted print in natural wood with picture glass

Delivery & timing

Unframed mounted giclee prints usually arrive within 7–10 working days. Each print is packed flat between protective foam core and two outer layers of card before being sent by UK signed tracked delivery.

UK print delivery is £19.95, with free UK print delivery on print orders over £70.

Framed prints are made to order and usually take 3–4 weeks. They are glazed with picture glass and are not available for postal delivery. Framed prints are available for free studio collection, or free local hand delivery within 5 miles of the Bravespears studio on framed orders over £50.

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