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Matania - Princess Caraboo Illustration

Artist: Fortunino Matania (All)

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Matania - Princess Caraboo Illustration Comic Art
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FM Portfolio Book Back Cover

 

   

Artwork Details

Title: Matania - Princess Caraboo Illustration
Artist: Fortunino Matania (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Illustration
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 722
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Favorited on CAF: 1
Comments: 13
Added to Site: 12/7/2023
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Description

I have been casually looking for a sweet piece by Fortunino Matania - during November CAL, I was able to find and acquire this beauty as part of a trade.

Thanks to Jeff Singh for a super easy deal and transaction - well, USPS was not so great on speed on my shipment to Jeff but this piece arrived super-fast from Canada.

From Wikipedia on FM:
Generally he managed to include one or two voluptuous nudes in each picture. "The public demanded it," says Matania. "If there was no nude, then the editor or I would get a shower of letters from readers asking politely why not."

This piece is of Princess Caraboo - an interesting story that was made into a 1994 film with Phoebe Cates playing the 'Princess'. Art was used as the back cover of "Fortunino Matania Portfolio Volume 1" from Book Palace (see additional image)

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James Dornoff 
Member Since 2019

Posted on 12/7/2023

Wow, this is some gorgeous rendering, lighting, shading; great find.  

John C 
Member Since 2014

Posted on 12/8/2023

Damn straight a shower of letters. Free the nipple!!!

Peter Sullivan 
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 12/8/2023

John C wrote:

Damn straight a shower of letters. Free the nipple!!!

This is deeper than any nipple, posterior view, or material for getting folks of the period hot under the collar in a neo classical manner. Read my reading of it.

Peter Sullivan 
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 12/8/2023

Let me guess...You were inspired to get this for the nottie on the right rather than the hottie on the left. The illustration clearly being a life lesson as shes telling the lady on the left that soon people will be politely asking her to cover up too, thus explaining why shes handing the item to said lady. Who said CAF was not an educational forum....

Steel Shredder 
Member Since 2022

Posted on 12/8/2023

Lovely piece. Matania was a wonderful artist and illustrator. I'm lucky that I have a couple of pieces by him.

Marcus Wai 
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 12/8/2023

It's a beautiful night, we're looking for Matania nudes
Hey Levy, I think you wanna Caraboo
Is it the look in her hind or is it this CAF pursuit?
Who cares, Levy, I think of Princess Caraboo

Well, I know this Mary Baker in the nudie art folio
Fortunino, oh, come on girl
Who cares if she's clothed, send a shipment trade and cash from the show
Shot of control for illo, girl

Don't say no, no, no, no, no
Just trade yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
And we'll go, go, go, go, go
If Jeff's ready, like I'm ready

artless artmore 
Member Since 2013

Posted on 12/8/2023

Lovely!

Davide G. 
Member Since 2009

Posted on 12/8/2023

Gorgeous work by this amazing artist, congrats!

Jeff Singh 
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 12/8/2023

It is a very special Matania and the story of the character adds another layer to it.  I am glad I can revisit it here in your gallery.  

Fisch  Benz 
Member Since 2019

Posted on 12/8/2023

Wow. Art art!

Beautiful piece!

Mark Howland 
Member Since 2004

Posted on 12/8/2023

Yeah, that's a winner.  Congratulations, Mark!

Scruffy McFleabag 
Member Since 2011

Posted on 12/8/2023

Matania's work always catches my eye.  Cool.

John Voytek 
Member Since 2008

Posted on 12/30/2023

Simply stunning,! Ive always admired Matanias work...Congratulations Mark...that's a keeper!

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