CI Cover: The Man Without A Country

Henry C. Kiefer: Classics Illustrated #63 Cover Original Art (Gilberton, 1949).
Kiefer's dynamic war-at-sea composition heralds one of the finer examples of Classics Illustrated as an interpretive literary publication. The Man without a Country is the tale of a historic exile, doomed to spend his life sailing the ocean. Kiefer drew more details than could be published, including a penciled but un-inked crewman's face just outside the right-hand crop-mark. Ink over graphite on Bristol board. The image area measures 13.75" x 21". Signed in the image area. In Very Good condition.

Provenance: Heritage Signature Auction 2019 / The Falvey Classics Illustrated Collection.