Latest Art: September 2010

Will Eisner

Over 140 new art works added so far this month from 50 artists including 7 artists  NEW to the Gallery)
Enjoy the newly added art in our September slideshow!

Neal Adams	Four exciting colour prints depicting Tarzan in dynamic action scenes
Severino Baraldi	colourful painting showing Ancient costumes
Jesus Blasco	charming paintings entitled Making Sandwiches and Digging for Victory
Brian Bolland	History of the DC Universe Portfolio NEW
John Bolton	Hourglass portfolio of 5 stunning B&W prints signed by Bolton
Frank Brangwyn	Limited edtition The Way Of The Cross portfolio NEW
Robert Brook	an atmospheric pen and ink wash entitled Red Bonnet after the adventures of Pierre the young son of a murdered Vicomte, caught up in the turmoil of the French Revolution
Ralph Bruce	signed pen and inks featuring Walteof the last Anglo-Saxon Earl commiting treason and pleading before King William
Caza	Box set with 8 Plates and large format full colour book with cover signed by Caza.
Richard Corben	exciting Pilgor the Plunderer portfolio of 8 stunning plates
Graham Coton	dramatic paintings depicting a sinking submarine, the Long Ordeal of William Mann and The Mayflower Sails Again
Reginald B Davis	gorgeous painting of an African Grey Parrot
Neville Dear	atmospheric gouache Livingstone I Presume?, painted for Look and Learn magazine
Will Eisner	The Spirit full colour four page tabloid size adventure for everyone's favourite masked crime hunter
Gerry Embleton	fine paintings including British Soldier Before Battle of Saratoga, The Battle of Senlac and Merlin Casts a Spell, plus Hande Hoch!
Ron Embleton	resonant paintings including Cardinal Wolsey and Sir Thomas More, Pilgrim Fathers and Courage of the Chavante, plus a study of Coventry Cathedral and Beauty and the Beast serial
Dan Escott	striking watercolours depicting some surprising Cities' Coats-of-arms plus Samurai and The Burghers Of Calais Submit to Edward III
Harry Green	a striking portrait of a Carib Indian, the London Blitz and a colourful illustration of Bus and Rail working symbiotically
Wilf Hardy	fine depictions of Korean Dragon Warship and a close-up of Aircraft landing gear in action signed by the artist
Burne Hogarth	rare portfolio of 6 B&W King Arthur prints (signed)
Richard Hook	distinct illustrations depicting Edwardians at the Seaside, a Duellist and a Brass Band (signed)
Andrew Howat	striking depictions of the Russian Revolution and The Legend of Beowulf
Peter Jackson	glorious paintings featuring King Henry hunting with falcons and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and St Paul's Cathedral
Hank Jankus	signed Portfolio of REM prints NEW
Jack Keay	dynamic gouache showing an explorer travelling down a river by raft with an African guide
Jack Kirby	amazing portfolio of World's Famous Comic Books Artists (16 prints by Walt Simonson, Jean-Claude Gal, Bob McLeod, John Buscema, John Severin, Caza, Mike Zeck, Brian Bolland, Yves Chaland, Denis Sire, Howard Chaykin, Gil Kane, Mike Kaluta, ...!)
Bill Lacey	wonderful Odd Inventions including a windmill-driven car!
Viginio Livraghi	uplifting painting of Brer Rabbit's Picnic in the Woods signed by Livraghi NEW
Angus McBride	dramatic illustration of the Dardanelles Disaster
Hugh McNeill	charming watercolours featuring Harold Hare's Garden Party
Philip Mendoza	charming gouaches featuring Mouseland and Nigel, Stephanie and the King
Frank Miller	magnificent Marvel Team-Up Portfolio Set 2 showcasing assorted Marvel heavy weights in superhero team-up action
Moebius	Limited edition Portfolios featuring City of Fire, Verdere Napoli and Sur L'Étoile Une Croisière Citroën
Rudy Nebres	Creatures of the Night Portfolio signed by Nebres NEW
Mark A Nelson	gripping Aliens Portfolio including rare mini comic by Mark Verheiden and Mark Nelson
Will Nickless	atmospheric scenes of yesteryear Penny Post, Bandit Country and Postal delivery in Elizabethan times NEW
Patrick Nicolle	sporting originals including Jimmy Wilde vs Pancho Villa (Boxing) and Man Bites Dog (running)
Alex Nino	set of eight The Fantasy Worlds of Alex Nino prints signed by Alex Nino
Alexander Oliphant	dramatic depiction of a scene from the opening instalment of the story Sea Change by Richard Armstrong
Jose Ortiz	beguiling and amusing The Pied Piper of Hamelin illustration for a children's book
Nadir Quinto	Music Charms the Savage Beast plus other illustrations for a children's magazine
Simon	charming watercolour painted for a Christmas greeting card Christmas Surprise for Rabbit
Stobo	painting of Combine Harvesters At Work signed by the artist NEW
Ferdinando Tacconi	some paintings with a strong Nautical theme, including Crossing the Equator and Visiting the Ship's Bridge
Vet	a glorious painted reproduction of Frank Frazetta's classic Egyptian Queen picture!
Gerry Wood	vivid paintings featuring Vickers mini-submarine plus German Retreat from Moscow
Wally Wood	two fine Portfolios of prints EC Weird Science Portfolio and Wallace Wood Illustrator Archives vol. 1
Peter Woolcock	glorious illustrations from Wind in the Willows featuring Toad, Ratty and Mole
Bernie Wrightson	macabre full colour Portfolio of Berni Wrightson Apparitions prints
Unattributed	glorious illustration of Nellie the Elephant!

June Newsletter

ART: we've added over 160 art works in June and you can see all this art and more in our Slideshows  or follow this link for the latest art news. 

BOOKS:  the latest illustrated books are in stock, including RIP KIRBY THE FIRST MODERN DETECTIVE: Complete Comic Strips 1948-1951, MODESTY BLAISE: DEATH IN SLOW MOTION and KRAZY AND IGNATZ 1916 - 1918 Love in a Kestle plus the  latest bountiful issues of  ILLUSTRATION and CRIKEY! magazines - see here for more cover scans and information.

LATEST ART: JUNE 2010

Over 160 new art works added to the Gallery from 40 artists (7 artists new to the Gallery) 

MATIAS ALONSO original Mr Tomorrow pen and ink full page comic strips 
SEVERINO BARALDI original paintings depicting Gilbert and Sullivan and the young Hannibal
LUIS BERMEJO original full page Song of Roland
ENKI BILAL atmospheric print entitled The Taxi signed by Bilal
JOHN M BURNS fabulous Modesty Blaise original strips signed by Burns
NINO CAROSELLI rare Cowboy Picture Library cover painting 
GRAHAM COTON evocative painting depicting Cromwell's Final Triumph at the Battle of Worcester
NEVILLE DEAR atmospheric original paintings of Charles Dickens, UBoat in First World War and Yugoslavian Partisans
GERRY EMBLETON gouache featuring scenes from the siege of Lucknow during the 'Indian Mutiny'
RON EMBLETON skilfull paintings including Qara Warrior, General Tom Thumb meets Queen Victoria and the saucy Wicked Wanda and Dogs
OLIVER FREY original pages of art for the popular strip SOS International printed in Speed & Power
JOHN GILLATT original pen and ink drawings for Jet Ace Logan as appeared in Tiger comic in the 1960s
WILF HARDY evocative paintings of Women in Space. Ejector Seat, Formula One Racing and Space Shuttle signed by Hardy
STANLEY HAUGHTON original Rob Riley pen and ink drawings for Ranger and Look and Learn magazines 
JIM HOLDAWAY original pen and ink MODESTY BLAISE strips, signed by Holdaway
RICHARD HOOK gently amusing painting entitled CAR TROUBLE set in Edwardian England
VICTOR IBANEZ colourful and skillful original paintings for the AQUAVENGER! and TIME-RIDER comic strips that appeared in Pow! Annual 
PETER JACKSON stirring paintings capturing CAPTAIN BLIGH'S predicament for Look and Learn magazine
JACK KEAY vibrant painting depicting CORTEZ THE CONQUISTADOR
BILL LACEY full-page pen and ink illustrations for the MAZE MASTER comic strip and ARABIC ARCHITECTURE
RONALD LAMPITT natural scenes around A WINDMILL
BARRIE LINKLATER original paintings depicting HOGARTH'S STUDIO and MUSKET VOLLEY (Batte of Bicocca)
MILO MANARA saucy limited edition prints from his ETOILE (THE STAR) series plus others
ANGUS MCBRIDE colourful paintings showing DEEP SEA DIVING, OBA (AFRICAN KING) and PILGRIMS BOARDING THE MAYFLOWER
JAMES MCCONNELL striking watercolour of BOER SURRENDER
COLIN MERRETT atmospheric depiction of YOUNG REFUGEES AT A GERMAN CHECKPOINT 
PATRICK NICOLLE glorious paintings including depictions of LADY ASTOR (Britain's first female MP), PRISONER OF LACHASSE and THE CAPTAIN'S NEW BRIDE
MIKE NOBLE crisp original full-page paintings for the STAR FLEET comic strip from Look in magazine
ALEXANDER OLIPHANT gripping depiction of CAR 24 DURING THE LE MANS 24 HOUR RACE in 1960
JOSE ORTIZ exciting full-page ELECTRO artwork from the 1971 Pow! Annual
LEOPOLDO ORTIZ vigorous original NORSTAD OF THE DEEP artwork from the Pow! Annual in 1971 
REG PARLETT original full-page pen and ink art for BILLY BUNTER as it appeared in Valiant comic
ROGER PAYNE gorgeous paintings depicting CARMEN, Georges Bizet's Gipsy girl
MIGUEL QUESADA full-page artwork for the MAGNO comic strip
ARTHUR RANSON nostalgic portraits of TV's the 'A' TEAM featuring George Peppard, Mr T, Dwight Schultz and Dirk Benedict
ENRIC BADIA ROMERO original ESPER COMMANDO full-page comic strips for Pow!
EUSTAQUIO SEGRELLES original PHANTOM comic strips from Pow! 
JOHN S SMITH glorious paintings showing the SHORT SUNDERLAND (largest plane used by the RAF during World War II) and Air UK's Handley Page aircraft signed by the artist
FERDINANDO TACCONI original artwork of STORY OF THE NILE showing the BATTLE OF OMDURMAN and General Kitchener
ROBERT TAYLOR wonderful signed print depicting SWORDFISH AIRCRAFT ATTACK AT TARANTO 
GERRITT VANDERSYDE charming paintings used to illustrate the Children's magazine ONCE UPON A TIME signed by the artist
PATRICK WRIGHT original art for the classic MODESTY BLAISE newspaper strip written by Peter O'Donnell 

See our latest SLIDESHOWS 

  * The LATEST ART (JUNE)
  * FRANK FRAZETTA (R.I.P., 9 February 1928 - 10 May 2010) 
  * SUE MACARTNEY SNAPE prints
  * BRITISH GAME BIRDS AND WILDFOWL (wonderful hand-coloured lithographs from Beverley R Morris) 
  * MODESTY BLAISE, JANE, THE SEEKERS, DANIELLE, LILLY (original strips by John M Burns) 
  * Wind in the Willows (beautiful watercolours by Philip Mendoza)
  * Francis Marshall (charming book illustrations of Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Napoleon, Chopin, etc.) 
  * John S Smith (evocative sailing and steam ships plus steam locomotive and warship paintings) 
  * British Cover Art 1950s-1990s 
  * Hugo Pratt 
  * Moebius
  * Carl Barks
  * Oliver Frey
  * The Trigan Empire  

Slideshows are available here.

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