Herbert W. Franke's (@HerbertWFranke) Tribute Surpasses Half a Million Dollars 🎉
In this thread I share:
1. General info & stats: artists, artwork, volume
2. All the participants and their tributes
3. My favorite tributes
4. Artwork available in the primary market
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This summary took longer than expected because there are ~5k pieces made by +60 crypto artists across #tezos and #ethereum and more than 6 marketplaces
My goal isn’t to have the _exact_ stats but rather an approximation. The actual numbers could vary (always DYOR)
2/13 👇
The volume including primary and secondary is +$460k.
This doesn’t include donated artwork and represents the total volume and _NOT_ the donated amount.
Some donated 25%, 50%, or 100% of the proceeds from the primary sales, and other times from the secondary sales.
3/13 👇
High-profile artists donated multiple pieces like Vera Molnar, @ArtOnBlockchain, and many long-time Herbert friends.
Interstices, Plotter Graphics, 1985 by Vera Molnár - The 98 years old artist donated a historical work from the series “Interstices” from the mid-1980s.
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Top Tributes by Volume
1. @jeffgdavis- Rectangles (for Herbert): floor 0.12 ETH, total volume 80 ETH/+$130k (preview below)
2. @zancan - A Long Thread: floor 470 Tezos, total volume +38k/+$53k
3. @Yazid - Ir/rational Beauty: floor 74 Tezos, total volume +35k Tezos/+$50k
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My Favorite Tributes
1. @iRyanBell - Perpetuum 1/1, I think Ryan nailed Herbert’s style and innovated by releasing it as a 1/1 on @FxHash
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2. @stefan_contiero - Bare di Cristallo is a re-imagination of the book cover for "Die Glasfalle", a novel by H. W. Franke
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3 @agoriamusic - The future has always belonged to him
"I kept thinking on my dj tour what kind of piece would honor @HerbertWFranke. I wanted it minimal...
I see my piece as an allegory: the legacy he is giving us, from a future that has always belonged to him"
8/13 👇
Here are all the participants on #Tezos and #Ethereum
Some artists didn't mint their work and donated the pieces directly to the @HerbertWFranke Foundation (mostly long-time friends), those aren't included in these lists.
9/13 👇
There are many great pieces still available in the primary market.
You can find those in the full newsletter version below 👉kaloh.xyz/p/the-total-va…
10/13 👇
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11/13 👇
Seeing how this event was put together is pretty exciting.
In a few weeks, the Herbert W. Franke Foundation received an overwhelming response from participating artists and collectors.
Computer art enthusiasts will remember this tribute and Herbert for a long time.
12/13 👇
Congrats to everyone involved, especially @postanika and Herbert’s wife, Sussane Paech, for organizing such a big tribute.
Which are your favorite tribute pieces 👀?
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