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Will Eisner Art: Wraparound Cover to Spirit Magazine # 41 (1980) * NOT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE *
Price: $4,500.00
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WILL EISNER
(1917-2005) • Original Cover Art (lot of 3)
“Spirit Magazine #41 cover” (1980)
This is a large and dramatic piece, suitable for
framing. It is important to note that the left
one-half is completely original art; the right
half is Will Eisner’s limited edition plate created
for the 1980 National Cartoonists Society Portfolio
which Will seamlessly grafted to the original left
side. Mounted on heavy illustration board. The new art
is inked with bold brush, somewhat in contrast to the
lighter rendering of the right plate. The new art
features brooding thugs lurking in the cemetery, a
chained skeleton and trademark Eisner broken
architecture.
The overall piece is unusual in that the full
primary cast is included: The Spirit,
Commissioner Dolan, Ebony and Ellen Dolan.
The lot includes two other items: a.) An original
handwritten yellow note in pencil (affixed to an
overlay with additional Eisner handwriting). The note
is from Eisner to his publisher Denis Kitchen; and b.)
A near mint copy of Spirit Magazine #41 (the
very last in the series). The art framed with or next
to the color printed wraparound would be especially
striking on your home gallery wall.
Medium/Size/Condition: The left half only is
brush and ink on light Bristol board measuring 12
inches wide x 15 inches high, mounted with careful
seaming to the portfolio plate of a similar size. The
two pieces are jointly mounted with white tape on on a
heavy dark board measuring 22.75 x 16.25 inches wide.
Excellent condition.
[No-interest installment payments can be arranged on
high ticket items.]
Further reference: Much other Eisner art, plus
out-of-print graphic novels, Spirit comic books and magazines,
signed serigraphs,
his Famous
Cartoonist Button, and numerous other
Eisner-related items are accessible from our sister
store Steve
Krupp’s Curio Shoppe. Just type his name (or The
Spirit) into our search bar.
Provenance: The Will Eisner estate is
exclusively represented by the Denis Kitchen Art
Agency, an affiliate of Steve Krupp’s Curio Shoppe and
Gallery. This drawing is warranted to be an authentic
original created by Will Eisner, and sold on behalf of
his estate. Note: Image is © Will Eisner Studios, Inc.
Reproduction for commercial purposes requires
permission.
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