Teglbjaerg, Lars :: Nodel, Norman Pirates story (Classic Ill)

"A-Robbin' Upon The Salt Sea", Splash

Artist: Norman Nodel (All)

3 Comments - 209 Views - 2 Likes

A-Robbin' Upon The Salt Sea , Splash Comic Art

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Artwork Details

Title:	"A-Robbin' Upon The Salt Sea", Splash
Artist:	Norman Nodel (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Splash Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	209
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	8/9/2022
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Description

Norman Nodel: "A-Robbin' Upon the Salt Sea", Complete 4-page story from Pirates, "The World Around Us" Series #7, (Gilberton, 1959). Nodel used his considerable scratchboard skills to tell the (true) story of an old Scottish ballad about a boy who turned pirate. Scratchboard is time-consuming - that's why comic book artists rarely used it - except for Nodel, a successful magazine illustrator, this assignment must have been a labor of love. The art image size is 10.5" x 18".
When I received the art all text pieces were almost loose, as was most of the scratchboard on the splash page. I took some photos before reassembling the splash.

Provenance: Heritage auction 2013

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	Lars Teglbjaerg
Joined:	March 2005
Last Login:	September 2025
Ebay Id:	teglar
Country:	SWEDEN
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Heidjer Staecker
Member Since 2004

Posted on 8/9/2022

Love the three layers and the detail on the scratchboard. Great page!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

Posted on 8/9/2022

Pretty nice technique we don't see much of anymore! The work on the scroll work alone is impressive, but everything in it is also top notch.

Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006

Posted on 8/10/2022

This is super cool and a real, wow piece.

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