Rise Delmar-Ochsner was a remarkable dual-career professional who balanced medicine and art throughout her life. Born in New York City on July 28, 1944, she was educated at the prestigious Bronx High School of Science and Columbia University before becoming one of the few women admitted to Tulane Medical School under their restrictive quota system. She practiced ophthalmology in New Orleans while developing her artistic practice, eventually relocating to Santa Barbara in 1995 to pursue art full-time before returning to both medicine and New Orleans in her later years. As an expressionist figurative painter, Ochsner was known for her vibrant color palettes and energetic brushwork that captured emotional intensity over photorealism. Her portrait commissions included notable figures such as Queen Noor of Jordan and over 50 celebrity chefs for the Robert Mondavi Winery Culinary Award of Excellence, including Paul Prudhomme and Emeril Lagasse. Her works are primarily traded through Neal Auction Company in New Orleans, where she is considered a distinguished regional modernist. The 1981 Rolling Stones poster represents her most culturally ubiquitous image, created when she was selected to capture the raw energy of what was then the largest indoor concert in history.

The valuation is anchored on direct comparables for unsigned 1981 Rolling Stones tour posters, which have sold between $80-$142.50 in recent transactions. The generic Jovan-sponsored tour poster at $142.50 and standard promotional versions at $80 establish the market range for unsigned examples from this tour. Current retail listings for the Delmar-Ochsner image at $45-$85 (likely later reprints or lower quality examples) indicate widespread reproduction, confirming that value derives primarily from vintage status and condition rather than scarcity. The Danny Resnic signed/numbered serigraphs from the 1978 New Orleans tour ($425-$1,150) provide important context but represent a different market tier due to their limited edition status and artist signatures. These establish a ceiling for what the most desirable New Orleans Rolling Stones posters can achieve, but cannot be used to value an unsigned offset lithograph. The recent surge in Ochsner's painting prices following her death (up 56% year-over-year with a $10,000 record) suggests growing collector interest that may provide modest support for her commercial graphics, though unsigned posters remain firmly in the decorative rather than fine art category.