Saddam Hussein - Fantasy Art Collector??

[delekkerste]

Did anyone read about Saddam Hussein's penchant for fantasy artwork when the story broke 3 years ago? I missed it completely. A number of the media reports can be found here:

 

http://www.erbzine.com/mag8/0869.html

 

I only found out about this because Heritage is selling the original painting "King Dragon" by Rowena Morrill in their September Signature Auction and the auction description mentioned that Saddam had a copy of it in his secret love nest! That is just mind-blowingly bizarre to me, especially since my bachelor pad has some not too dissimilar artwork (mainly Conan & Vampirella, with a few mainstream, non-comic pieces thrown in) decorating the walls...

[delekkerste]

Here's the King Dragon piece that Heritage is auctioning. What do you guys think about Saddam's taste in art:

 

 

I wonder if Saddam has a few Frazetta and Boris paintings stashed away with his hidden WMDs.

[rjpb]

Dictators love kitsch.

[aaron568]

nice art but hate to see some one like him with some good art

[Aces]

Did anyone read about Saddam Hussein's penchant for fantasy artwork

 

I saw a story on TV about that.

His palace walls were loaded with 70s/80s stuff...

[pkveronese]

My wife gave me the oddest look when I told here this .

[SignatureSelect]

Lets hope he didn't have any frazetta art. I would hate to see that end up in the wrong hands