The Wrapped FAT 313 Saloon:The Six Million Dollar Car's Four Million Dollar Upgrade

It's over – or better – it's a wrap. The time has come to say goodbye to my beloved «The Six Million Dollar Car».

It's been an immense pleasure working on it, but before I get bogged down in repetition, I'm going to bring the «FAT 313» series to a close. And what better way than with a fitting final design, staying true to the original concept of using modern art as the driving force behind the design?

While the original idea was to transform Donald Duck's 313 into a «FAT 313», modeled after Erwin Wurm's «Fat Car», and then, as a further step, to turn the «FAT 313» into «The Six Million Dollar Car» using Maurizio Cattelan's «Comedian» conceptual artwork (duct-taped banana), I've now chosen the work of a late giant of modern art to help bring the series to a fitting conclusion and to place the «FAT 313» safely and securely in my garage – pardon – archive:

«The Wrapped FAT 313 Saloon: The Six Million Dollar Car's Four Million Dollar Upgrade», 2025, Florian Satzinger
Reference artwork: Wrapped 1961 Volkswagen Beetle Saloon, 1963–2014, Christo

*The four million dollar upgrade is calculated based on the asking price of the Christo VW Beetle at Art Basel 2024, so as not to throw around fanciful figures.😉

Please note that the accompanying photo of Christo's wrapped beetle is used here for reference and information purposes only, to better understand the underlying idea. The photo is the property of the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation. Photo by Wolfgang Volz © 2014 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation. All rights reserved. Source: Via Finestre sull'Arte.

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↑ Christo, Wrapped 1961 Volkswagen Beetle Saloon (1961; tarpaulin with eyelets and ropes, 150 x 406.4 x 154 cm; private collection) Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 2014 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation. All rights reserved. Source: Via Finestre sull'Arte

Salvador Dali and Bugs Bunny, everything at once and yet not too much

I recently placed the cartoon rabbit playing a bread hat in a concert stage spotlight, similar to what you see in classically designed cartoon title cards. There is nothing new about the original drawing, only the lighting. With plenty of negative space.

By the way, there are still a few pieces left from this year's multiple original editions. I don't want to pressure anyone, I'm just saying: CLICK HERE

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All at once

Following the recent multiple original edition of «The Bather» (see previous posting), I've been continuously asked about pieces from the other editions released this year. The good news is, there are still a few left from each of the editions listed here. If you'd like to purchase one or more, here's the email address for ordering:

➡️ Email: order@satzingerhardenberg.com
FREE shipping worldwide.
Each piece goes for EUR 171,-

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