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Peter Poplaski Art: THE SILVER AGE SUPERMAN: 1959-1963 BACK COVER (Lot of 2) * NOT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE *
Price: $1,350.00
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PETER POPLASKI ORIGINAL ART
BACK COVER (Lot
of 2) to THE SILVER AGE SUPERMAN:
1959-1963 (IDW Publishing, 2019)
An amazing series of head shots related to the
characters appearing in this collection,
including Fidel Castro, all separated by
masterful interlocking cross-hatching.
Medium/size/condition: India ink
on heavy Bristol board measuring a hefty 15 x 23
inches (38.1 x 58.4 cm).
Signed and dated 2018 at lower left plus again
at the very top of the Bristol board outside
the border trim. Even the three cities it was
drawn in and time frame are dutifully
recorded. This lot includes Poplaski’s
same-size hand-colored publisher's guide. The
guide comprises two sheets carefully taped on
reverse. Original art is in excellent
condition.
Special
note: Poplaski is highly
unusual in that EVERYTHING on his originals is
original. In this case that includes the
hand-drawn, lettering.
Price for 2-piece lot: $1,350
Poplaski
over the years has drawn numerous wraparound
covers for Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman
collections for DC Comics, Kitchen Sink Press,
and most recently IDW (some of which are still
available in this web gallery). Poplaski has
had an unusual career arc, divided evenly
between America and France, and also between
two unlikely disciplines: serious comic book
work as well as sought-after fine art painting
and etching.
His paintings are in the collection of Aline
and Robert Crumb among many other Europeans,
but this schizophrenic division also means he
is not the household word in comics that his
obvious talent would imply. That said, two of
his drawings sold at Heritage in 2021 for over
$9,000 combined, so he is recognized
by the sharp—eyed cognoscente.
Provenance: Warranted to be
authentic. Poplaski is exclusively represented by
this agency.
Further
reference: Besides
other
Poplaski art, The
Sketchbook
Adventures
of
Peter
Poplaski, his 1975 Famous
Cartoonists
Button, his extremely rare Batman
Trading
Cards and numerous other
Poplaski-related projects are accessible from
Steve
Krupp’s Curio Shoppe.
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