Frazetta, Wrightson, Jones, Smith, Adams, Ploog and more - Portfolio Madness

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Will Eisner

 

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Rick Bryant and Mark Beachum

 

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Rick Bryant

 

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Kevin Nowlan

 

 

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Moebius

 

 

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An odd one from Bill Sienkiewicz

 

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Brian Murray

 

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George Pratt - one heck of an artist. I gave up my aspiration of being an artist in my 20s - trying to be self-taught, I studied the George Bridgman books tirelessly. Classical in approach. Pratt's art is stunning and reminds me of some of the great classical artists.

 

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And lastly for this portfolio, another Jeffrey Catherine Jones example.

 

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The detail that Wrightson put into these is staggering. I wouldn't have anywhere near the patience - truly remarkable artist!

I had no idea how staggeringly good these were until I saw a few of the originals in person. Neither scans nor prints can fully capture his artistry.

The other prints are awesome too, but the effects of light and darkness on this one simply is simply stunning (like an Impressionist painting) - and especially the grass, it must have taken ages to draw these details - a good thing is that if your check out the full size of the scans, you get much closer to the artistry:

 

Wrightson Frankenstein Set #2 Full Size (sorry, the link no longer works, you have to press the magnifying glass in the lower right corner two times to get full size)

 

I know it may sound silly to some art connoisseurs, but I truly consider the art presented in this thread as examples of the true van Goghs and Monets of our time (or just my mind) - I simply can think of no better artists than Frazetta, BWS, Wrightson, Jones, Vallejo, Kaluta to name a few

 

I can only imagine how the OA looks. The portfolios have a lot of appeal to me for multiple reasons -

 

1. I can't afford the OA although some of these can run into a few hundred dollars

2. The prints are larger and unadulterated by someone else's inks (normally)

3. Some are tough to find so it adds some intrigue to my search

4. The artist will put more effort into a dedicated portfolio to showcase their talent (at least that is what I feel)

5. I like the singed editions because it is likely the only I can get a sig (especially on those that have passed away)

6. Still in my dreams to have a man-cave and adorn the walls with some of these. I turn 50 in a few months and will retire from my job January, 2015. Inventory, pare down the collection and man-cave hopefully on the horizon

 

I appreciate you posting these scans. (thumbs u

 

I fully understand why you would want the prints as they are a much closer representation of the art than the scans but if you ever get a chance to see an original, take it.

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Thank you for posting all of these!

 

Too many favorites to choose from too many great artists!

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Thank you for posting all of these!

 

Too many favorites to choose from too many great artists!

 

Thanks

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I appreciate you posting these scans. (thumbs u

 

I fully understand why you would want the prints as they are a much closer representation of the art than the scans but if you ever get a chance to see an original, take it.

 

For sure. Would love to see it in person.

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This was produced in France by Editions Deesse. They have produced several from other artists like Romita Jr., Zeck, and Bolland. I see them often on Ebay. This is S/N 346/888.

 

Some very nice prints in this one.

 

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