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Yeah, his paintings--like many of those artists who did gothic covers--don't often seem to have signatures. So in the language of the fine art world the best we can do is "attribute" it to him...but that attribution seems pretty solid when I compare it to the ones I own plus others I just have images of. First, the brushwork is loose like I'd expect from him, like the wonderfully expressive silhouetted trees. Second, this painting has the usual foreground screen of shrubbery with spidery branches and little dabs of light green paint that Marchetti loves to throw in there. Third, he often puts a fog or mist over the ground. Fourth, the perspective on the house is a little wonky, which is something I've noticed about his buildings--they're sketched vs precisely-drawn in terms of perspective. Fifth, the color palate totally synchs with other paintings he did during that period and actually looks rather similar to one of mine, Eleven Came Back. All these features are present in the painting you own, The Phantom Room. At the very least, I think this demonstrates that Marchetti is the likeliest person to have painted this one.
I wonder who came up with single lit window motif--the furthest I've traced it back is the Dell paperback Web of Evil cover by Robert Stanley.
Yes, I love that creepy expressive tree--and the way her nightgown seems to pour over the rocks. He manages to pack a lot of gothic atmosphere in a compressed area.
Well put--he really pulled out all the stops to create a beautifully rendered atmosphere of ruin. And this is one of the best portraits I've seen in the genre--she's as haunted as the landscape.
Yes, Garrido's masterful lighting evokes a spooky mood so perfectly.
This is the cover for The Demons of Highpoint House by Cathy Cunningham (Popular Library 00407, 1973).
I agree with you. I have a feeling why he scrapped it might have to do with scaling issues between the girl and the boat, which might fit a toddler but not a grown woman! The final cover he painted the girl in much smaller, but I think it's a less effective composition than this one.
It really does! I like the colors more than the finished one myself.
I've always loved his Godzilla too. I'm really happy I got to meet him--I think the year was 2009.
Thanks! Trimpe's Godzilla was and is iconic. I actually filmed him drawing this one--wish I could post it here!
