功能 - Auction Spotter 可以提供得更多

登录




首次使用 auction spotter?
作为 2024-10-21 13:26:30

Frank Paul

Lot 71001
Abduction by Big Red, Science Fiction pulp magazine cover
Oil on canvas

26 x 18 in

Lot 71001
Abduction by Big Red, Science Fiction pulp magazine cover
Oil on canvas
26,0 x 18,0 in

估计: US$ 20.000 - 30.000
€ 18.000 - 28.000
拍卖: 22 天

Heritage Auctions

城市: Dallas, TX
拍卖: 15.11.2024
拍卖编号: 8175
拍卖名称: Illustration Art Signature® Auction

拍品信息
Frank R. Paul (American, 1884-1963) Abduction by Big Red, Science Fiction pulp magazine cover, October 1940 Oil on canvas 26 x 18 inches (66.0 x 45.7 cm) Signed lower right: Paul The Frank Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy Art PROVENANCE: Wolheim Estate; Jerry Weist, Boston, Massachusetts; Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1996. EXHIBITED: Science Fiction Museum, Seattle, Washington, "Alien Contact," 2006. Legendary artist Frank R. Paul is credited with enticing luminaries like Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury to pick up their first science fiction magazines and in turn change culture forever. This cover for the short-lived Columbia title Science Fiction shows the meticulous detail Paul applied to the composition and architecture of his imagined worlds that allowed the fanciful stories within his illustration to seem all the more other-worldly. The present work appears as a color plate on page 35 of The Frank Collection: A Showcase of the World's Finest Fantastic Art by Jane Frank (Sterling Pub., 1999). HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Science Fiction Museum, Seattle, Washington, "Alien Contact," 2006.
Wolheim Estate; Jerry Weist, Boston, Massachusetts; Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1996.
Unlined. Faint stretcher bar lines visible primarily under raking light. UV examined, scattered areas of minor inpainting to yellow sky, does not affect figures. Some markings and soiling to margins in keeping with publishing processes.
Lot Details
Frank R. Paul (American, 1884-1963) Abduction by Big Red, Science Fiction pulp magazine cover, October 1940 Oil on canvas 26 x 18 inches (66.0 x 45.7 cm) Signed lower right: Paul The Frank Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy Art PROVENANCE: Wolheim Estate; Jerry Weist, Boston, Massachusetts; Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1996. EXHIBITED: Science Fiction Museum, Seattle, Washington, "Alien Contact," 2006. Legendary artist Frank R. Paul is credited with enticing luminaries like Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury to pick up their first science fiction magazines and in turn change culture forever. This cover for the short-lived Columbia title Science Fiction shows the meticulous detail Paul applied to the composition and architecture of his imagined worlds that allowed the fanciful stories within his illustration to seem all the more other-worldly. The present work appears as a color plate on page 35 of The Frank Collection: A Showcase of the World's Finest Fantastic Art by Jane Frank (Sterling Pub., 1999). HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Science Fiction Museum, Seattle, Washington, "Alien Contact," 2006.
Wolheim Estate; Jerry Weist, Boston, Massachusetts; Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1996.
Unlined. Faint stretcher bar lines visible primarily under raking light. UV examined, scattered areas of minor inpainting to yellow sky, does not affect figures. Some markings and soiling to margins in keeping with publishing processes.
Art auctions - from all over the world
- At a glance!
Art auctions - from all over the world
At a glance!
ios_instruction