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Virgil Finlay - Star Born - Prelim

Artist: Virgil Finlay (All)

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Virgil Finlay - Star Born - Prelim Comic Art

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Star Born - Andre Norton

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Title:	Virgil Finlay - Star Born - Prelim
Artist:	Virgil Finlay (All)
Media Type:	Pencil
Art Type:	Prelim
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	507
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	7/2/2022
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From the Finlay estate, this very nice Virgil Finlay pencil prelim for the novel "Star Born" by Andre Norton. The hardback 1st edition was published in 1957 by World Publishing Company.

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Last Login:	September 2025
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Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 7/2/2022

Nice to see a full tonal prelim.

Bill J
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 7/2/2022

Very cool prelim! Love Virgil Finlay's work and prelims like this give us a glimpse into how he approaches visualizing the final piece. Thanks for sharing!

Comics Superworld
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 7/3/2022

Love the way he used graphite on this one. Very expressive!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 7/3/2022

More powerful in this form than in the gentler color ripples of the painting.

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