COCHRAN, RUSS

I have been buying and selling original comic art since 1968. For many, many years, all of the Frank Frazetta and Carl Barks art which came to the marketplace passed through my hands. When I started selling Frazetta sketches, they were selling for $35 and up. Every year I would leave my home in Des Moines, where I was a professor at Drake University, and drive to Frazetta's house in eastern Pennsylvania. I remember sitting and watching in wonderment while Frank sat with a sketch pad and drew ink sketches. Sometimes he would work from a pencil outline. Other times he would ink directly on the paper with no pencils to guide his pen. That was fascinating, watching that. He had such perfect eye-hand coordination that what he wanted to see on the paper with his eye magically appeared through his hand holding the pen or brush. It was truly genius at work. Many times I spent the night there with Frank and Ellie and the kids, staying up late to watch Frank work. I was there when he was working on several of his greatest paintings, too. I watched them develop right before my eyes. Next morning, with maybe a couple of hours of sleep, I would take the ten or twelve sketches he had finished, take a few Johnny Comet originals, put them in my art case, and head for Phil Seuling's July 4th convention in the Big Apple. Frazetta collectors tried to be the first to see me coming. Of course, these sketches were priced to sell, at prices from $35. up to maybe $100, and it was first come, first served. So if you saw me first, when I was just checking into the hotel, you got the pick of the litter. I remember guys finding me still unpacking my trusty Dodge truck (her name was Ruby) and begging me to show them the Frazetta sketches before checking in. Those were the days! I have published more than 100 art auction catalogs, including all the catalogs for the sale of the EC artwork. Every single piece of EC artwork that's floating around out there was once in my hands. It was great stuff, and a great time for me, and I felt very honored to be the exclusive representative of Frazetta and Carl Barks. I sold my company and my art collection to Steve Geppi in 1993 and continued to work for him as a publisher and an art seller through my auction. I stopped traveling so much and lost touch with the Frazettas as the prices for Frank's drawings and paintings continued to soar. And now, I'm back!

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+ Frazetta-Women of the Ages drawing 1977 Art Details Artist: Frank Frazetta (All) Media Type: Pencil Art Type: Other For Sale Status: Auction Date: April 14, 2011 Views 10414 Comments: 2 Added to Site: 3/29/2011 About the Owner RUSS COCHRAN Member Since: April 2008 Frazetta-Women of the Ages drawing 1977 Artist: Frank Frazetta (All) 10414 Views, 2 Comments

+ Pileggi-cover painting for Conan Dragon Slayer Art Details Artist: Joseph Pileggi (Penciller) Media Type: Paint - Oil Art Type: Cover For Sale Status: Auction Date: April 14, 2011 Views 3183 Comments: 0 Added to Site: 3/29/2011 About the Owner RUSS COCHRAN Member Since: April 2008 Pileggi-cover painting for Conan Dragon Slayer Artist: Joseph Pileggi (Penciller) 3183 Views

+ Eagle-Cinderella Cow girl movie poster painting 1991 Art Details Artist: Bruce Eagle (All) Media Type: Paint - Acrylic Art Type: Other For Sale Status: Auction Date: April 14, 2011 Views 4067 Comments: 0 Added to Site: 3/29/2011 About the Owner RUSS COCHRAN Member Since: April 2008 Eagle-Cinderella Cow girl movie poster painting 1991 Artist: Bruce Eagle (All) 4067 Views

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