We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Frank frazetta had the unique ability to create images of largerthanlife characters that become indelibly etched in our memories. Notwithstanding the prolific use of the word conan thats been attached to frazetta s work for many years, none of his paintings bear the conan name. As an illustrator, frazetta proved himself one of the main representatives of the heroicfantasy genre. This lushly produced, largeformat retrospective follows frazetta s career from his apprenticeships at various publishers in the 1940s, to his 1950s breakthrough with the buck rogers and lil abner series, to his powerfully erotic compositions for the works of edgar rice burroughs and the famous conan illustrations for robert e. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. Grand master frank frazettas cover painting for the lancer paperback, conan the conqueror by robert e. Berserker cover art for conan the conqueror by frank frazetta. In the back of some of the comics was an order form for scifi and fantasy books.
I really wasnt sure howards writing would create the same sort of atmosphere as the films but it is pretty similar and howard has a nice descriptive style. Novellength story first published as a fivepart serial in weird tales, december 1935 through april 1936 as the hour of the dragon. After trading some insults, they have the misfortune to stumble across a dragon. Icon by frank frazetta abebooks shop for books, art. Full of frank frazetta classic art including the iconic covers and some of the interiors for edgar rice burroughs john carterbarsoom series. As for me, frazettas old conan and john carter book covers were one of the main reasons i was even interested in fantasy books and art in general when i was a kid. This is exactly what you would think, which wasnt what i expected. This lushly produced, largeformat retrospective follows frazettas career from his apprenticeships at various publishers in the 1940s, to his 1950s breakthrough with the buck rogers and lil abner series, to his powerfully erotic compositions for the works of edgar rice burroughs and the famous conan illustrations for robert e. See more ideas about frank frazetta, artist and fantasy. A series of specialedition reprints of their adaptations of robert e. Every artist who has dabbled in sword and sorcery illustration in the last fifty years is building on the legacy of the great frank frazetta. Frazetta s conan is the conan you imagine you think of him wrestling gorillas or slicing through giant serpents. Value framing, fast delivery, 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Fantasy artist frank frazetta was born february 9th, 1928 in brooklyn, new york. Support the frank frazetta legacy by directy purchasing from us and our in house production team. Clayburn moore and frank frazetta collaborated on one of the most famous statues. Another great conan print by artist frank frazetta. Apr 2, 2020 legendary american fantasyscifi artist. It may also be the very best of the series, crafted when the legendary pulp writer was working at the height of his powers.
It will suffice to say here that without frazetta we probably wouldnt know conan. Volume one reprints 6 of his legendary conan covers for lancer books, including the iconic conan the adventurer possibly a repaintingreworking, given the 74 and my favorite conan, the cover to conan of cimmeria featuring a lone swordsman facing two larger warriors wielding doubled bitted axes. The destroyer is a 1971 painting by american artist frank frazetta. Feb 09, 2016 the cavalier fantasies of frank frazetta arnie fenner.
Collection of frank frazetta conan artwork xpost from r. Conan, having become king of aquilonia, is beset by plotting enemies. The fantastic art of frank frazetta book by frank frazetta. Howard spent time in his late teens bodybuilding, eventually taking up amateur boxingwhich he. Howard, the great pillar of the fantasy genre, one of my favorite characters, the stories of wild and powerful cimmerian have. Better historians could tell you the importance of frazetta s style in the 20th century. Last year, kirk hammett, the lead guitarist for metallica, bought frazettas cover artwork for the paperback reissue of robert e. The first and best of the early five book series reprinting frazettas work on slick paper. Berserker cover art for conan the conqueror posters. Berserker cover art for conan the conqueror art print by. The paperback of the conan the warrior by robert e. Thankfully, lithograph prints of his work can be found for much less.
Howard 19061936 completed in his alltoobrief lifetime, hour of the dragon was the only novellength story. The six best conan the barbarian artists legends of men. Frank frazetta conan the barbarian print frazetta girls. Series 1 courtesy of the frazetta girls and lunardi studios, we are excited to announce we are now offering frazetta classics. When frazetta entered his 60s, he suffered ill health and had a stroke in 1995.
This is a properly licensed authorised print reproduction of frank frazetta conan artwork. Inspiring generations, his works cover many themes, from classic horror monsters to fantasy battles and heroes. Most of us are pretty familiar with the art of frank frazetta. Also collects some of the cover art from the conan books and a whole lot more, including a few up close detail shots. Frazetta also produced paintings for paperback editions of adventure books. Topside she was all honey and sex and woman underwater she had the conscience of a shark from the back. In the fabled, mysterious land of vendhya, conan seeks an antidote to the unknown poison that threatens his life. He became a paperback cover illustrator, and painted covers for conan the barbarian books, and for novels by edgar rice burroughs.
The painting depicts conan the barbarian in the act of swinging an axe with dead warriors around him. May 16, 2010 last year, kirk hammett, the lead guitarist for metallica, bought frazetta s cover artwork for the paperback reissue of robert e. Using necromancy to resurrect the longdead sorcerer xaltotun, conan s enemies seek to replace him. Conan is older and wiser than in some of the earlier stuff. Howard only had a very isolated audience, but once the paperbacks with frazettas covers started being. Frank frazetta conan the conqueror, conan, vintage book covers. Berserker cover art for conan the conqueror frank frazetta. Howard conan is travelling, finds a dead woman, and then encounters valeria of the red brotherhood. Icon by frank frazetta abebooks abebooks shop for books. Using necromancy to resurrect the longdead sorcerer xaltotun, conans enemies seek. The first and best of the early five book series reprinting frazetta s work on slick paper. Hand painted this statue is mint first time out of original sipping box to take the photos below. Howards classic tale of the adventures of his famous hero, conan the barbarian also known as conan the cimmerian.
Frank frazetta, famed artist who worked in comic books, oil painting, book illustration and hollywood films. Berserker cover art for conan the conqueror art print by frank frazetta. Based on frank frazettas the barbarian painting, the brutal barbarian warrior comes to life as a majestic, limited edition statue. He is well known for his character conan the barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. See all books authored by frank frazetta, including the fantastic art of frank frazetta, and frank frazetta, book 2, and more on. Since the early 1960s, frazetta devoted most of his attention to illustration work. Frank frazetta, the works of the late master fantasy artist, with news, galleries, and biography. Conan by frank frazetta frank frazetta, fantasy artist. Berserker cover art for conan the conqueror posters by frank frazetta at.
List of books by frank frazetta stored on this site. Notwithstanding the prolific use of the word conan thats been attached to frazettas work for many years, none of his paintings bear the conan name. So with my grandparents permission, i started ordering the conan books. Archival photo quality frank frazetta conan the destroyer print. Although conan is definitely a little bit smarter than the film version. Frank frazetta conan the conqueror 24x32 limited edition. Overall size is the image size and is 580 x 450 mm. Frank frazetta books list of books by author frank frazetta. Books similar to prisoner of the horned helmet frank frazettas.
Artwork by frank frazetta for the conan the conqueror paperback novel by robert e. He is often referred to as the godfather of fantasy art, and one of the most renowned illustrators of the 20th century. These astounding, one of a kind prints are large scaled at 24x32, printed on premium textured fine art paper, and hand signed by sara frazetta. Howard storieswith cover art by definitive conan illustrator frank frazetta. Howards classic tale of murder and intrigue, the god in the bowl. Grand master frank frazetta s cover painting for the lancer paperback, conan the conqueror by robert e. Collection of frank frazetta conan artwork xpost from rcimmeria submitted 4 years ago by fishstock. Triart liquid glass testing as a finish coat for acrylic pour painting. The cavalier fantasies of frank frazetta arnie fenner. The thing in the crypt the tower of the elephant the hall of the dead the god in the bowl rogues in the house the. By the end of the summer i had about 7 or 8 of the conan books with many of those same art works on the cover.
We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Feb 28, 2015 triart liquid glass testing as a finish coat for acrylic pour painting. Frazetta girls llc is an official frazetta family operated company. Aug 31, 2016 every artist who has dabbled in sword and sorcery illustration in the last fifty years is building on the legacy of the great frank frazetta. Great conan painting overall size of the print is the image size and is 575 x 455 mm. Conan the conqueror by frank frazetta museum syndicate. The treasure of tranicos the phoenix on the sword the scarlet citadel wolves beyond the border i like these stories.
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