John Davis & Kim Saxon Collection :: Richard Powers

The Time Machine

Artist: Richard Powers (Painter)

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Artwork Details

Title:	The Time Machine
Artist:	Richard Powers (Painter)
Media Type:	Paint - Acrylic
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	4,551
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	4/18/2018
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Description

A classic cover of a classic story, The Time Machine (Berkley book, 1963).
Powers did several different covers for The Time Machine through the years, but this is my favorite. Powers did a cover for the 1957 version that is nearly identical, but it must have lost or destroyed so he repainted THIS version for the 1963 (and subsequent) release.

See the additional images to compare the 1957 and 1963 versions.

13 x 8.5

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artless artmore
Member Since 2013

Posted on 4/19/2018

Wonderful classic cover! It does have a little more pizzazz than the ealier version, which is also great, but they are surprisingly similar given that Powers went ahead and repainted the whole thing. I wonder if the original and the plates of it were lost? Congratulations on aquiring this beauty and thanks for posting!

John Davis
Member Since 2014

Posted on 4/19/2018

artless artmore wrote:

Wonderful classic cover!� �It does have a little more pizzazz than the ealier version, which is also great, but they are surprisingly similar given that Powers went ahead and repainted the whole thing.� I wonder if the original and the plates of it were lost?� Congratulations on aquiring this beauty and thanks for posting!

Thanks! The colors on this was a real surprise when I first viewed it (the book cover does not capture it).

And yes, I think this version is a bit more dynamic and focused on the Time Traveler. Small adjustments/improvements as Powers evidently saw it.

Paul Lizotte
Member Since 2005

Posted on 4/19/2018

Wow JOhn! Nice one!

John Davis
Member Since 2014

Posted on 4/19/2018

Paul Lizotte wrote:

Wow JOhn!� Nice one!

Thanks, Paul! Hope you guys are well.

George Hagenauer
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 7/18/2022

THe edition I read as a child and a really nice example of Powers style .

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