Pride

Michael Godard painted Pride in the high-contrast, character-driven style that has made him one of the best-known pop artists working today.

It appeals to collectors of nature and wildlife wall art and safari themed decor, part of the nature and wildlife side of Godard's catalog.

Edition Details & Sizing

Pride is offered in 4 edition types to fit different budgets and wall sizes: the G (17.5" x 26.5", edition of 250) at $595, the Signed and Numbered (24" x 36", edition of 300) at $1,195, the Artist Proof (24" x 36", edition of 50) at $1,595, and the Gallery Proof (24" x 36", edition of 25) at $1,995. Every edition is produced as a giclée, a fine-art inkjet process using archival pigment inks on artist-grade canvas or metal, and is individually hand-numbered to its edition size. See our edition types guide for a full explanation of what Artist Proof, Gallery Proof, Signed and Numbered, G, and Metal editions mean.

About Pride

Pride is part of Michael Godard's expanding catalog of limited edition fine art. Rendered in Godard's signature bold, saturated color palette, this piece carries the same theatrical exaggeration and craftsmanship collectors recognize across his work: it belongs to the more reflective, symbolic side of Godard's catalog, using his signature high-contrast palette to carry a quieter, more personal message than his party-culture work. As with all of Godard's limited editions, the piece rewards close viewing: he is known for tucking hidden names, dates, and initials into his compositions, giving collectors new details to find long after the piece is on the wall.

Frequently Asked Questions

Authenticity & Guarantee

As an authorized Michael Godard dealer, Michael Godard Gallery guarantees that every Pride print is genuine, hand-numbered, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity naming its edition type and number. Pride is part of a limited edition fine art practice Godard has maintained for more than two decades, with prints now in private collections nationwide.

About Michael Godard

Pride draws on one of the most evocative words in the animal kingdom, the collective name for a group of lions, and gives Michael Godard a subject built for exactly the kind of bold, saturated color and confident composition that defines his broader catalog. It fits naturally alongside his Safari Series, extending his anthropomorphic, character-driven style from cocktails and casino imagery into the animal world.

Godard's interest in personified animals grew directly out of his cocktail-painting origins. Born March 10, 1963, and raised in Pasadena before settling in Las Vegas, he studied at ArtCenter College of Design and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and spent his twenties as a professional drummer in Las Vegas bands and as an architectural draftsman before turning to fine art full time. A friend's request for a martini-themed birthday painting led him to create his first personified olive, a decision made during a period of genuine hardship when Godard was living in his car to support his children.

He built his earliest audience trading finished paintings for meals at "drink and draw" nights in Las Vegas bars and restaurants, and that same close observation of character and personality carried directly into his later animal paintings, of which Pride is a part. Godard's well-known habit of hiding names, dates, and initials inside his compositions likely continues here as well.

His public career has grown well beyond gallery walls, earning him the nickname "Rockstar of the Art World" through television appearances on A&E's Criss Angel's Mindfreak and American Casino, and collaborations including custom guitar artwork for Guns N' Roses and the 2005 album cover for Dishwalla. His 2006 book Don't Drink and Draw was named an Art Book of the Year, and a documentary about his life has won awards at multiple independent film festivals.

Since 2006, following the death of his teenage daughter Paige to brain cancer, Godard has supported St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Nevada Cancer Institute, regularly visiting hospitals to paint alongside children in treatment. Pride, bold and communal, reflects the same strength found in numbers that Godard has relied on throughout his own career and his charitable partnerships.

Godard's Safari Series, of which Pride is a natural companion, also includes pieces like the hyena-focused 2 Hyenas Walk Into a Bar and Don't Drink the Water, each one applying the same character-driven humor to a different corner of the animal kingdom. Ozzy Osbourne wrote the foreword to one of Godard's books, and his artwork has reportedly been placed in a Pentagon officers' lounge and aboard U.S. Navy vessels, evidence of a following that reaches well past traditional gallery walls for an artist whose career began trading paintings for bar tabs. His 2006 book Don't Drink and Draw was named an Art Book of the Year, and a documentary about his career has won honors at multiple independent film festivals, further evidence of a following that reaches far past the collectors of his cocktail-driven work alone.