The fascination with fantasy and science-fiction artist supreme Frank Frazetta continues. His 1976 portray « Darkish Kingdom » bought lately for $6 million at Heritage Auctions, breaking the artist’s personal report for authentic comedian e-book or fantasy artwork set in 2019.
Among the many late artist’s most potent and in style works, « Darkish Kingdom » was first used as the duvet of Karl Edward Wagner’s 1976 novel Dark Crusade. However the dramatic portray is much better identified for its second look: because the album cowl for Molly Hatchet’s 1979 “Flirtin’ With Disaster,” the band’s second report.

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“It’s terribly uncommon every time an paintings universally thought of the very best in any style turns into accessible on the open market,” stated Heritage Auctions Govt Vice President Todd Hignite. “We’re excited — and proud — that at present’s record-setting consequence displays that standing.”

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Born in Brooklyn in 1928, Frazetta is thought to be the master of modern fantasy art, influencing a technology of artists and filmmakers with pictures of muscled male warriors, curvaceous and highly effective girls, and creatures spawned in hell. Frazetta’s 1969 masterpiece « Egyptian Queen » bought for $5.4 at Heritage Auctions in 2019, then the costliest piece of authentic comedian artwork ever bought at public sale.