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Rob Verhorst, Fine art digital print, signed and numbered, Queen, Freddie Mercury, Leiden, 1980

Queen

Selection (1978-1988)


Lex van Rossen

Rob Verhorst

Ed Perlstein



About "Queen"

Queen are a British rock band that formed in London in 1970. Their classic line-up was Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (lead guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar). Queen's earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop rock, into their music.

The band drew artistic influences from British rock acts of the 1960s and early 1970s, such as the Beatles, the Kinks, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Who, Black Sabbath, Slade, Deep Purple, David Bowie, Genesis and Yes, in addition to American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, with Mercury also inspired by the gospel singer Aretha Franklin. May referred to the Beatles as being "our bible in the way they used the studio and they painted pictures and this wonderful instinctive use of harmonies."

At their outset in the early 1970s, Queen's music has been characterised as "Led Zeppelin meets Yes" due to its combination of "acoustic/electric guitar extremes and fantasy-inspired multi-part song epics". They have been recognised as having made significant contributions to such genres as hard rock, and heavy metal, among others. Hence, the band have been cited as an influence by many other musicians.

Many scholars consider the "Bohemian Rhapsody" music video ground-breaking, and credit it with popularising the medium.

Art/Images in "Queen"

  • Lex van Rossen, Fine art digital print, estate stamp, with certificate, Queen, Rotterdam 1979,

    QUEEN, ROTTERDAM 1979

    Fine art digital print, estate stamp, with certificate
    42 X 59.4 cm

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    QUEEN, ROTTERDAM 1979

    Fine art digital print, estate stamp, with certificate

    42 X 59.4 cm

  • Ed Perlstein, Fine art digital print, signed, Freddy Mercury, Oakland, 1978

    FREDDY MERCURY, OAKLAND

    fine art digital print, signed
    50 X 40 cm

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    FREDDY MERCURY, OAKLAND

    fine art digital print, signed

    50 X 40 cm

  • Rob Verhorst, Fine art digital print, signed and numbered, Queen, Freddie Mercury, Leiden, 1980

    QUEEN, FREDDIE MERCURY, LEIDEN

    Fine art digital print, signed and numbered
    59.4 X 42 cm

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    QUEEN, FREDDIE MERCURY, LEIDEN

    Fine art digital print, signed and numbered

    59.4 X 42 cm


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