Virgil Finlay - Famous Fantastic Mysteries - October 1949

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Title:	Virgil Finlay - Famous Fantastic Mysteries - October 1949
Artist:	Virgil Finlay (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,623
Likes on CAF:	14 15
Comments:	18
Added to Site:	3/4/2020
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Description

Fantastic scratchboard illustration by the great Virgil Finlay for Famous Fantastic Mysteries - October 1949 illustrating “The Starkenden Quest” by Gilbert Collins.

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	Glynn Crain ( 1 ) Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	March 2011
Last Login:	September 2025
Country:	UNITED STATES
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Victor Dricks
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 3/4/2020

Stunning!

Glynn Crain
Member Since 2011

Posted on 3/4/2020

Victor Dricks wrote:

Stunning!

Thanks Victor!

Tom Coker
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 3/4/2020

Glynn this is superb! The kind of Finlay everyone wants

Glynn Crain
Member Since 2011

Posted on 3/4/2020

Tom Coker wrote:

Glynn this is superb! The kind of Finlay everyone wants

Thanks Tom!

E DLS
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 3/4/2020

Hate to be a copy cat, but the first thing that popped into my head when I saw this was STUNNING. So I'm just going to go with Victor on this one. Wow!

Mark Howland
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 3/4/2020

So much work on this piece and such cool inking and cross-hatching.

Keith Becker
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 3/4/2020

thats absolutely beautiful!

Mark Levy
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 3/4/2020

Wowza....simply irresistible!

Benno Rothschild
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 3/5/2020

oh wow, that is such a superb example of Finlay's genius.

Ben Friedman
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 3/5/2020

Oh my Lord, I'm in love (with the art of course)

Knave Musikspieler
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 3/6/2020

Ahh. Scratchboard! That's how he did it. Incredible image.

Brian Peck
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 3/6/2020

Fantastic!!!! Finlay is one of my favorite illustrators!!!! Congrats!!!

Glynn Crain
Member Since 2011

Posted on 3/6/2020

Brian Peck wrote:

Fantastic!!!! Finlay is one of my favorite illustrators!!!! Congrats!!!

Thank you!

Phillip Anderson
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 3/9/2020

Just about as good as it can get. Wow!

Jimmy Cawley
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 3/11/2020

1949? she looks like shes the main attraction at Studio 54! Yowza

My NAME IS LEGION
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 3/14/2020

Glynn, this is among my personal favorite VF pieces EVER. Absolutely stunning. Congrats.

Glynn Crain
Member Since 2011

Posted on 3/14/2020

My NAME IS LEGION wrote:

Glynn, this is among my personal favorite VF pieces EVER. Absolutely stunning. Congrats.

Thanks Sean!

Kelvin Mao
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 12/15/2020

Simply amazing!

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