Description
For your consideration is the Van Halen Ultra-Rare OU812 “Darwin Ape” Promotional Statue, obtained directly from Warner Brothers in 1988 to promote the OU812 album. Entitled Darwin Ape and based on Rheinhold’s Philosophizing Monkey, this remarkable sculpture was created by Spanish artist Francisco Ramo and faithfully recreated by Austin Sculpture on behalf of Warner Brothers. Weighing approximately 12 lb (6 kg) and measuring 9½” in height and 5” at the base, this finely crafted piece features the OU812 logo on the base alongside the Warner Brothers logo.
This is the fully authentic promotional item issued by the record label, not a reproduction. Record labels frequently produced clever, limited promotional items that tied directly to the music, making surviving examples like this extremely rare and highly collectible.
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