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John Davis UNITED STATES
Member Since January 2014
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The Shadow of Alpha

Location: SOLD
Artist: Richard Powers ()

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The Shadow of Alpha
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The Shadow of Alpha -- Berkley book

The Art of Richard Powers -- Paper Tiger
Artwork Details
Location: SOLD
Title: The Shadow of Alpha*
Artist:  Richard Powers ()
Media Type: Paint - Acrylic
Art Type: Cover
For Sale Status: 0
Views: 1874
Likes on CAF: 1
Comments: 2
Added to Site: 11/14/2014

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Description
Cover for the Berkley book by Charles L. Grant (1976)
Also used for the cover of The Art of Richard Powers by Jane Frank (2001)
And yes, the colors really are that saturated!

Acrylic
19.5x12

Note: As you can see, the art was horribly cropped for some reason on the Berkley book!

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John Davis
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Member Since: January 2014
Last Login: July 2026
Country: UNITED STATES
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George Hagenauer Member Since 2005
Posted On 7/17/2015

Amazing work similar to paintings by Yves Tanguey
John Davis Member Since 2014
Posted On 7/18/2015

George Hagenauer wrote:
" Amazing work similar to paintings by Yves Tanguey  "
Indeed! Powers hailed Tanguy as one of the best surrealist painters and cited him as an influence. I love the way Powers applied surrealist strategies to SF illustration and made them his own.
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