Matthew P :: Superman Sketches

Superman by Curt Swan

Artist: Curt Swan (All)

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Title:	Superman by Curt Swan
Artist:	Curt Swan (All)
Media Type:	Pencil
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,716
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	8/24/2018
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Curt Swan is Superman, right up there with Shuster, Boring, Byrne and Frank as one the the greatest Superman artists of all time. He drew the character more than any other artist and defined him for almost four decades (1948-86). As many Superman pieces as I've acquired over the years Ive never found a nice, quintessential image for my collection. Ive always been a little jealous of Alex Johnson's pin up, so finding this for sale a couple weeks ago was huge. This has everything for me, a large finished image and patriotic theme. It's amazing that this was done just two years before he died. Bought this from Anthony Spencer, so I don't know the story if this was a personal commission or published somewhere. Also I've never been great at scanning pencil only pieces as the scanned image typically looks washed out, so I altered it to bring out some more of the details. I don't use this term much but this is a definite grail for me.

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	Matthew P ( 18 ) Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	June 2013
Last Login:	January 2026
Ebay Id:	bq06
Country:	UNITED STATES
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Fred's CAF Gallery
Member Since 2003

Posted on 4/17/2020

Magnificent!

Shelton Bryant
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 9/30/2020

Iconic Swan!!

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