Prelude 4 of 5 - Rick Wakeman Autographed Photo

We are honored to share this framed and matted, signed, limited-edition print of the legendary keyboardist Rick Wakeman. Polish art photographer Marek Hofman took the photo during soundcheck at the Rock Legends Festival in Słupsk, Poland, in August of 2017. It was signed backstage at Rick's performance in Vienna, Virginia, on March 27, 2024.

This stunning black-and-white image, "Prelude" features Rick Wakeman looking to the left from behind his keyboard rig with one of his Minimoogs to his righ. This photo is number 4 of 5 from a limited series and measures 24" x 16" unframed; 28 1/2" x 21 1/2" framed. 

For any fans of Wakeman, Yes, or music history, this photograph offers a unique and intimate glimpse of the progressive rock icon at a candid moment fans do not often witness.

Rick Wakeman is one of the most influential keyboardists of the 20th century thanks to a career that spans London session work in the late 1960s accompanying David Bowie, Elton John, Black Sabbath, and many other greats, to becoming a defining voice in the progressive rock genre as a keyboardist for Yes. During his time with Yes, Wakeman helped shape their hit album Fragile and the successful follow-up Close to the Edge. Wakeman would go on to record acclaimed solo material, compose film scores and musicals, and perform classical, religious, and progressive-rock-inspired music.

This photo was taken by Polish teacher and photographer Marek Hofman, whose work focuses primarily on portraits of musicians and concerts. Hofman has photographed such legends as Jack Bruce, Bob Dylan, Deep Purple, Bryan Ferry, John Fogerty, Alan Parsons, Robert Plant, and Patti Smith. Many of Hofman's photographs have appeared in Polish and international music magazines, including Guitar and Bass, Billboard, and Rolling Stone.