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The Invisible Thief by Stephen Hickman (Smaug from Tolkien's The Hobbit)

Artists: Steve Hickman (Painter) , Stephen Hickman (Painter)

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The Invisible Thief by Stephen Hickman (Smaug from Tolkien's The Hobbit) Comic Art

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Hickman with Smaug at Illuxcon

3rd in progress on canvas

2nd color sketch

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Artwork Details

Title:	The Invisible Thief by Stephen Hickman (Smaug from Tolkien's The Hobbit)
Artist:	Steve Hickman (Painter)
Artist:	Stephen Hickman (Painter)
Media Type:	Paint - Oil
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	7,861
Likes on CAF:	10 11
Favorited on CAF:	2
Comments:	7
Added to Site:	8/13/2014
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Description

24x35 Oil on Canvas

Met Steve at Illuxcon 6 and pursued a commission....knowing I was building a Tolkien art collection, Steve expressed a desire to revisit Smaug / The Invisible Thief, the most popular of his Tolkien pieces painted for a handful of Christopher (Tolkien) Enterprises posters back in the 1970s.

That 1970s painting appears in Greg Obaugh's collection here on CAF (and hopefully mine some day!). 40 years later....not only can the man still paint, IMO he is in his prime!

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Gregg and Amanda Spatz
Member Since 2010

Posted on 8/13/2014

A great painting by Stephen!

Dan M
Member Since 2007

Posted on 11/13/2014

That's an unbelievable Smaug. Made doubly awesome by the fact that the same artist did the cover to Adventurers #8, which is another just terrific painting of a similar (but different) theme.

Matt S
Member Since 2006

Posted on 12/19/2014

WOW!!! this is gorgeous

Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006

Posted on 9/10/2015

I collect mostly panel pages, and, though I have a giant monster or two in the collection, a "good dragon" of classic stature is something I think it could well use (though I find it doubtful I could ever acquire one as nice as this).

Conny Valentina
Member Since 2008

Posted on 9/11/2015

Absolutely stunning!

Steve Daniels
Member Since 2012

Posted on 2/3/2016

O-M-G! This is ridiculously good. I mean there is magic there! Hickman's a legend! Geeze. Not fair.

Kirk Dilbeck (3-Wishes and Patron-of-art)
Member Since 2006

Posted on 12/12/2019

Truly a 'work of art' at all levels!

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