Eowyn and the Witch-king of Angmar by David Wenzel
Artist: David Wenzel (Painter)
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DescriptionMore than 30 (!) years ago, the Hobbit graphic novel was my gateway into comics. The lushly painted and beautiful artwork by David Thorn Wenzel captured my imagination. To date, David is the only artist ever authorized by the Tolkien estate to do a comics adaptation of the Hobbit.Last year, I was lucky enough to be able to buy the original art page featuring the Death of Smaug. I first met David and his lovely wife, Jan, at Terrificon in 2018. At that time, David told me he had loved working on the Hobbit so much, he wanted to illustrate the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy, which he estimated would take him 10 years or so to paint. Unfortunately, the license fell through and the world never got to see an illustrated graphic novel version of the Lord of the Rings. After meeting David in 2018 and hearing this story, my imagination was triggered and I really wanted to know what his Lord of the Rings paintings would look like. So I approached him before Terrificon last year. David has a busy schedule and he warned me ahead of time that it would take some months to do the two paintings I had envisioned. I chose what I think are the two pivotal moments in the trilogy, both from Return of the King. Here is the scene where Eowyn confronts the Witch-king of Angmar on his Fell beast. The color in the painting is simply extraordinary. Social/Sharing |
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A K 
Member Since 2017
2 - Posted on 2/7/2021
M,B The collector wrote:
maravillosa !!
Thank you, you have an amazing collection of artwork!
A K
Member Since 2017
Posted on 8/9/2022
Ryan Royle wrote:
Stunning!
Thank you, Ryan! My favorite aspect of this commission is the Fellbeast. With his remarkable skill, David's take on that creature is the stuff of nightmares.
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 1/10/2025
Wow! I am blown away by your collection of paintings from Lord of the Rings by David Wenzel! What a wonderful treasure trove of paintings of classic scenes from my favorite fantasy series! This painting of Eowyn facing the Witch-King of Angmar is one of my favorite scenes from the whole series. I was always thrilled by Eowyn's revealing herself before she slays the Lord of the Nazgûl, Wenzel does a remarkable job here of portraying the scene. I love the look of the Nazgul, rearing up as Eowyn charges forward. I love Wenzel's restrained color palette that creates an almost mystical look to the paintings. Fantastic commission, congrats!
A K
Member Since 2017
Posted on 1/10/2025
Bill J wrote:
Wow! I am blown away by your collection of paintings from Lord of the Rings by David Wenzel! What a wonderful treasure trove of paintings of classic scenes from my favorite fantasy series! This painting of Eowyn facing the Witch-King of Angmar is one of my favorite scenes from the whole series. I was always thrilled by Eowyn's revealing herself before she slays the Lord of the Nazgűl, Wenzel does a remarkable job here of portraying the scene. I love the look of the Nazgul, rearing up as Eowyn charges forward. I love Wenzel's restrained color palette that creates an almost mystical look to the paintings. Fantastic commission, congrats!
Thank you for the kind comment, Bill! David is really a watercolor wizard.
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