Ray Tolomeo :: Boris Vallejo

Perfect Instants

Artist: Boris Vallejo (Painter)

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Title:	Perfect Instants
Artist:	Boris Vallejo (Painter)
Media Type:	Paint - Oil
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	847
Likes on CAF:	7 8
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	1/28/2023
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Description

19�x29� (frame 29�x39�) Painted in 1979, I bought it in 2000. Short story, One day I walked into the Pendragon Gallery in Annapolis, MD, and saw Boris� Golden Wings painting. From there I was hooked. I bought all kinds of prints, but then in 1985 he had a show at the Gallery and many of the paintings from Mirage were there. This is the one that I said then if I could, I would own someday. At the time, I could only afford the artist proof for the book - $175 - that I still own. Flash forward to 1994 and I'm in San Diego and go to ComicCon for the first time. Was wandering around when I caught a glimpse of the painting behind a dealer's table. It took a number of years and keeping in touch before I was able to buy the painting. First published in the book, Mirage, by Del Rey, 1982. The softcover I bought at Pendragon is signed and dated by Boris and Doris that day we first met on the page where the painting is illustrated.

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	Ray Tolomeo
Joined:	February 2011
Last Login:	September 2025
Ebay Id:	tolomeor
Website:	https://www.tolomeophotography.com/
Country:	UNITED STATES
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Ryan M
Member Since 2015

Posted on 1/28/2023

Gorgeous! And love the story. My favorite Boris painting ever was done for Mirage. You're giving me hope that I may one day find and acquire it myself!

Davide G.
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 1/28/2023

One of the most erotic paintings by Boris I've ever seen! And definitely the most allusive 😏

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

2 - Posted on 1/29/2023

Gorgeous! The phallic composition is very ballsy.

Vit Budin
Member Since 2016

Posted on 1/29/2023

Oh man, so many years the waiting for your grail. Huge congratulations you made it ! This is absolutelly beautiful piece. And ink sketch is just beautiful too. I still think his ink prelims was/are still the best prelims which I`ve ever seen by any artist.

Ray Tolomeo
Member Since 2011

Posted on 1/29/2023

Vit Budin wrote:

Oh man, so many years� the waiting for your grail. Huge congratulations you made it ! This is absolutelly beautiful piece. And ink sketch is just beautiful too. I still think his ink prelims was/are still the best prelims which I`ve ever seen by any artist.

Thank you! Very lucky and well worth the wait.

Daily Planet Gallery
Member Since 2020

Posted on 3/8/2023

To die for....

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