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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2015 21:22:21 GMT -5
 This Frazetta sketch of Superman recently sold for over $35K in a Heritage auction (reported by Bleeding Cool). As big a fan of Frazetta as I am, I had never seen this Superman piece before. Anyone know more about it? When/where/for what reason it was produced? -M |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2015 22:37:39 GMT -5
www.liveauctioneers.com/news/top-news/art-design/unique-frazetta-artwork-of-superman-emerges-at-auction/ It is the only depiction of the comic book hero ever drawn by Frazetta, whose fantasy art creations included Conan the Barbarian.
“This watercolor was a commissioned job to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Superman,” explained Alex Winter, president of Hake’s Americana, the auction house offering the artwork.
The 1988 painting is accompanied by a letter from Harry Matetsky, a renowned collectibles historian who authored The Adventures Of Superman Collecting. In the letter, Matetsky states: “When he accepted the commission, Frazetta said that his version of ‘the Man of Steel’ would be based on the style of Superman’s original creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster.”
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2015 22:59:00 GMT -5
www.liveauctioneers.com/news/top-news/art-design/unique-frazetta-artwork-of-superman-emerges-at-auction/ It is the only depiction of the comic book hero ever drawn by Frazetta, whose fantasy art creations included Conan the Barbarian.
“This watercolor was a commissioned job to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Superman,” explained Alex Winter, president of Hake’s Americana, the auction house offering the artwork.
The 1988 painting is accompanied by a letter from Harry Matetsky, a renowned collectibles historian who authored The Adventures Of Superman Collecting. In the letter, Matetsky states: “When he accepted the commission, Frazetta said that his version of ‘the Man of Steel’ would be based on the style of Superman’s original creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster.” Thanks, Jez! -M |
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Post by hondobrode on Nov 19, 2015 15:25:04 GMT -5
Thanks both of you. I never knew this existed.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2015 18:00:00 GMT -5
@mrp....if you had $35k discretionary capital (ie money you could afford to splurge)...would you have bought this?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2015 18:19:00 GMT -5
I might have. Over the last few years I have been more inclined to purchase actual original art than "collectible comics"-I don't have much as most of it is out of my price range, but I have for instance considered getting some pages from Five Ghosts by Chris Mooneyham, and when I do cons I try to include the cost of one commissioned sketch in my budget and consider it a higher priority than actually buying comics themselves. I guess I am just at the point where if I am "collecting" something, I want it to be a unique piece rather than a mass produced object no matter how rare it's become. So, yeah there is an appeal to having an original Frazetta piece and if I had that kind of budget for acquisitions, I would have considered it.
-M
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Post by thwhtguardian on Nov 19, 2015 20:58:43 GMT -5
It's a great pin up, but to be honest I was really expecting something larger than life.
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Post by Action Ace on Nov 19, 2015 22:22:35 GMT -5
It says he based it on the original Siegel & Shuster design, but the S is Byrne sized and the pose is straight out of Garcia Lopez.
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Post by Phil Maurice on Nov 19, 2015 23:41:03 GMT -5
It's odd to see interpretations by famous artists of characters they've never been associated with, despite having long and/or influential careers. Joe Kubert's Captain America is quite jarring, as is Joe Maneely's Sub-Mariner. And don't even get me started on Ditko's Batman.
That said, I like that Frazetta's Superman is clean and simple. His right hand insists that he must be on his way, but that left hand beckons us to follow and share in his adventures, if we dare. A really nice piece. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Nov 20, 2015 20:00:44 GMT -5
It's odd to see interpretations by famous artists of characters they've never been associated with, despite having long and/or influential careers. Joe Kubert's Captain America is quite jarring, as is Joe Maneely's Sub-Mariner. And don't even get me started on Ditko's Batman.
That said, I like that Frazetta's Superman is clean and simple. His right hand insists that he must be on his way, but that left hand beckons us to follow and share in his adventures, if we dare. A really nice piece. I'm usually in that boat, but I have to say Kubert's Cap has always looked fantastic to me rather than jarring. It looks very old school, which fits for cap. |
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