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What is D*Face’s piece called “Green Lady”
Summary
"Green Lady" reworks a vintage 1950s-60s portrait of an elegant brunette woman, defacing her face into a blue-green grinning skull and adding D*Face's signature white cartoon wings sprouting from her hair. Her ornate lace collar and shoulders bleed into a sketchy, unfinished line drawing against a textured purple-grey ground, a hallmark of D*Face's early practice of corrupting found romance and society-portrait imagery into memento-mori.
Why It Matters
The print distills D*Face's core thesis: the glamour images sold to us, the poised, beautiful woman of mid-century portraiture, are hollow, mortal, and already decaying beneath the surface. By superimposing a skull on a conventionally aspirational female portrait and tagging it with his winged motif, he ties the vanitas tradition of European painting to the disposable seduction of advertising and pop culture. It sits squarely in the lineage that runs from Warhol's celebrity silkscreens to street art's appropriation of mass imagery, but with a punk, mortality-obsessed edge that became D*Face's recognizable voice.
Collector Perspective
A 2007 screen print places this in D*Face's sought-after early street period, the years when his market identity was being established and StolenSpace was gaining traction. The skull-portrait subject and the winged motif are among his most collectible visual signatures, more desirable to most buyers than his abstract or text-based pieces. Edition size here is unconfirmed, which is the main caveat: without a documented run, exact scarcity and pricing are harder to pin down, and buyers should verify the edition number, signature, and any COA before committing. Demand for D*Face's defaced-portrait works is steady rather than explosive, so this is a solid name-artist hold rather than a speculative flip.
Historical Context
Produced in 2007, the image draws on the visual codes of 1950s and 60s glamour portraiture and pin-up advertising, the source pool D*Face mined throughout his early street era. This was the period when he and a wave of UK street artists, working in the slipstream of Banksy's rise, were moving from wall and sticker work into editioned prints and gallery shows; D*Face co-founded StolenSpace in London's Brick Lane area in 2005, and works like this bridged his outdoor practice and the print market.
FAQ
What does Green Lady depict?
A vintage-style portrait of an elegant brunette woman whose face has been defaced into a blue-green grinning skull, with D*Face's signature white cartoon wings emerging from her hair and an ornate lace collar dissolving into a loose line drawing.
How large is the edition?
The edition size for this print is unconfirmed. D*Face screen prints are typically released in limited runs, but without documentation you should verify the exact number directly on the print before purchase.
What is the medium?
It is a screen print (silkscreen) produced in 2007.
Is it signed and numbered?
D*Face limited-edition prints are typically hand-signed and numbered by the artist, usually in pencil in the lower margin. This should be confirmed on the individual sheet, as the edition details here are unverified.
Who is D*Face?
D*Face is the British street artist Dean Stockton (b. 1978, London), a pop-art provocateur known for defacing comic-book romance, advertising, and celebrity imagery with skulls and his winged 'D*Dog' eye motif. He co-founded the StolenSpace gallery in London.
Related Works
About the Artist
D*Face is the working name of Dean Stockton (b. 1978, London), a leading figure in British street art. He came up pasting stickers and posters across London in the early 2000s, then built a pop-fuelled visual language that defaces comic-book romance, advertising and celebrity iconography. Recurring motifs include his winged-eyed D*Dog, grinning skulls and doomed comic-strip lovers. His practice spans screenprints, hand-painted multiples, sculpture and large-scale murals worldwide, and he co-founded the StolenSpace gallery in London. His work satirises consumerism, power and our collective obsession with fame.
Collecting D*Face at Gauntlet Gallery
Where can I buy authentic D*Face prints?
Gauntlet Gallery offers an extensive, authenticated inventory of D*Face prints and contemporary editions, with new drops added regularly. Browse the current collection at gauntlet.gallery.
How does Gauntlet Gallery ensure authenticity?
Gauntlet Gallery is built on curation, authenticity and transparency — every work is vetted and its provenance, edition details and condition are disclosed up front.
Does Gauntlet Gallery add new D*Face prints?
Yes. New drops are released regularly across D*Face and other leading artists; see gauntlet.gallery for the latest inventory.