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Tim Hildebrandt

Lot 71019
Nightpool paperback cover, 1985
Oil on board

28.625 x 19 in
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Lot 71019
Nightpool paperback cover, 1985
Oil on board
28,6 x 19,0 in
Estimate: US$ 3,000 - 5,000
€ 2,800 - 4,600
Auction: 14 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX
Auction: Nov 15, 2024
Auction number: 8175
Auction name: Illustration Art Signature® Auction
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Tim Hildebrandt (American, 1939-2006) Nightpool paperback cover, circa 1985 Oil on board 28-5/8 x 19 inches (72.7 x 48.3 cm) Signed lower right: TIM HILDEBRANDT The present work is published as the cover of Nightpool by Shirley Rousseau Murphy (Harper, 1987) though the artist has said it was originally created for Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series. A favorite piece of the artist, he detailed the creation of this dynamic image in The Fantasy Art Techniques of Tim Hildebrandt by Jack E. Norton (Sterling, 2000). He also chose it for use as the portfolio cover of Tim Hildebrandt: The World's Dragons Keepsake Collection. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Scattered pin dots of brown throughout, primarily observed to areas of sky; faint diagonal black mark across male figures chest. UV examined, no restorations observed. Purple pigment under signature by artists hand. Framed Dimensions 32 X 22 Inches
Lot Details
Tim Hildebrandt (American, 1939-2006) Nightpool paperback cover, circa 1985 Oil on board 28-5/8 x 19 inches (72.7 x 48.3 cm) Signed lower right: TIM HILDEBRANDT The present work is published as the cover of Nightpool by Shirley Rousseau Murphy (Harper, 1987) though the artist has said it was originally created for Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series. A favorite piece of the artist, he detailed the creation of this dynamic image in The Fantasy Art Techniques of Tim Hildebrandt by Jack E. Norton (Sterling, 2000). He also chose it for use as the portfolio cover of Tim Hildebrandt: The World's Dragons Keepsake Collection. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Scattered pin dots of brown throughout, primarily observed to areas of sky; faint diagonal black mark across male figures chest. UV examined, no restorations observed. Purple pigment under signature by artists hand. Framed Dimensions 32 X 22 Inches
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