Glynn Crain :: Karel Thole

Karel Thole - Urania No. 297 - December 1962

Artist: Karel Thole (All)

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Karel Thole - Urania No. 297 - December 1962 Comic Art

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Urania No. 297 - December 16, 1962

Artwork Details

Title:	Karel Thole - Urania No. 297 - December 1962
Artist:	Karel Thole (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	469
Likes on CAF:	7 8
Comments:	16
Added to Site:	7/3/2023
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Description

This strange and eerie scratchboard illustration is by Karel Thole and was probably used in a German or Italian science fiction magazine in the 1960's. He did vast amounts of work for these pulp/digest magazines and it is doubtful that I will ever be able to identify where it was published. But the incredible detail and the huge amount of hatching/cross-hatching made this illustration impossible to resist. Seldom have I seen an interior illustration with such intricate detail, with the possible exception of works by Virgil Finlay and Lawrence Stern Stevens. And that says a lot about this incredible artwork!

Update--> The previous owner of this contacted me and provided the publication information! Thanks Brian! It appeared in Urania No. 297 on December 16, 1962.

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Last Login:	January 2026
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Rick W
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 7/3/2023

Amazing scratchboard work!

Bruce W
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 7/3/2023

Indeed! Probably the mnost impressive Thole I've seen.

John Davis
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 7/3/2023

I totally dig this! How large is it?

Glynn Crain
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 7/3/2023

John Davis wrote:

I totally dig this!� How large is it?

Hey John, it's 6.25 x 9 inches!

artless artmore
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 7/3/2023

Mesmerizing image! Such an original and eerie look

Brian Emrich
Member Since 2012

1 - Posted on 7/4/2023

I'm glad it found a good home! I had to make the hard decision to let it go...

Enjoy it!

Glynn Crain
Member Since 2011

Posted on 7/4/2023

Brian Emrich wrote:

I'm glad it found a good home! I had to make the hard decision to let it go...

Enjoy it!

Thanks Brian, I sure will! When will you be back to Windy City?

Brian Emrich
Member Since 2012

1 - Posted on 7/4/2023

Glynn Crain wrote:

Thanks Brian, I sure will! When will you be back to Windy City?

I'll try to attend next year but not as a seller anymore...

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 7/4/2023

Out of this world! Tight lines to illustrate this imaginary being with precision and dedication! The part that is so cool is hwre it begins to blur into the backdrop around the legs. Very surreal!

Davide G.
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 7/4/2023

A sort of T-1000 ante litteram. Impressive work by one of the best cover artists/illustrators of the last century!

Mark Howland
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 7/4/2023

Terrifyingly cool!

West Stephan
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 7/4/2023

Makes you wonder if this robot looking entity is a hero as the artist incorporated what looks like a rose on his chest. Rarely the mark of a villain!

Glynn Crain
Member Since 2011

Posted on 7/4/2023

West Stephan wrote:

Makes you wonder if this robot looking entity is a hero as the artist incorporated what looks like a rose on his chest. Rarely the mark of a villain!

I'd love to know which story it's from and if there's an English translation! Are the earth men explorers or exploiters? Avatar?

Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 7/4/2023

Almost cubist scratchboard.

George Hagenauer
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 7/7/2023

That is really neat ad from an artist I have never seen and example of before thanks for posting

Glynn Crain
Member Since 2011

Posted on 7/7/2023

George Hagenauer wrote:

That is really neat ad from an artist I have never seen and example of before thanks for posting

My pleasure!

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