Up for sale is a guaranteed original poster from circa 1968, with a photomontage image of 4 nude Beatles by Richard Bernstein. Between 1972 and 1989, Bernstein was commissioned to decorate Andy Warhol's Interview Magazine with idealized paintings of both the hyper-famous and the up-and-coming—Michael Jackson, Rob Lowe, Madonna, and Bette Midler were just a few of the faces he painted for the magazine. “He puts wit into the beauties, fantasy into the rich, depth into the glamorous and adds instant patina to newcomers,” wrote designer Paloma Picasso.

In the process, Bernstein’s work came to embody the era’s unchecked appetite for glamour, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll. (The artist also notably painted psychedelic compositions of sedatives and gemstones, and designed neon album art for Grace Jones and Cher.) It was a time when anyone could be a star, and Bernstein’s portraits helped catapult them there.

It used be thought that this poster was a work by James Rosenquist, until a signed copy by Bernstein turned up. The poster was used during one of the Dokumenta exhibitions in Kassel, Germany. Because of the scandalous nature, a lawsuit followed and the poster was banned.  The poster was printed by Permild & Rosengreen in Denmark, there are no other markings on it. Size is 74 x 62 cm. (29 by 24 3/8 inches). Condition is excellent. Another copy of this poster is for sale on 1stdibs at $8,000! Most recent auction result was a copy sold at Swann Galleries in 2022 for $1000.