Original acrylic painting for the cover art and three preliminary sketches of Andre Norton’s Star Man’s Son, published by Ballantine, (1985), framed

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Sale 362: Science Fiction - Detective Fiction - Western Fiction - & Miscellaneous Literature (#362) 08/23/2007 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #87Original acrylic painting for the cover art and three preliminary sketches of Andre Norton’s Star Man’s Son, published by Ballantine, (1985), framed

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(Norton, André)

Title:

Original acrylic painting for the cover art and three preliminary sketches of Andre Norton’s Star Man’s Son, published by Ballantine, (1985), framed

Author:

Schwinger, Laurence

Date Published:

[1985]

Description:

Acrylic painting by Laurence Schwinger (b. 1941), signed in the bottom right corner, used for the book cover, archivally framed and matted, 35½x24" overall. Also, in separate archival frame, 3 original preliminary pencil sketches, each signed by Schwinger, each showing a different version, matted (in separate section), 35½x11¾" overall. Not examined outside of frames.

Painting shows a bit more around the margins than the published version. Includes a copy of the published book (for which this painting was used), Ballantine / Del Rey, first paperback printing, code #32588, [October 1985].

Condition:

Mild reading wear (creases) to paperback, very good; tiny brown paper /color residue in sky of painting, else painting and drawings fine.

Item#:

182273

Headline:

Acrylic cover art Norton's Star Man’s Son 1985
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