Gallery Comments by Fred W

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Possibly Ren Wicks - Illustration, possibly from American Weekly, 1952.
Owner: Fred W

Comment posted on 3/1/2024

Johnny C. said:

I think this might be by Peter Stevens.

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Thanks for the tip, Johnny! You are definitely one of the people whose judgement I trust!

Zoe Mozert - "Loretta Young", Romantic Story Magazine (1930's) Cover
Owner: Paul Handler

Comment posted on 1/2/2024

What a great Mozert to own! I'm jealous!

Dan PERKINS (a.k.a. Tom Tomorrow) - This Modern World, November 8, 1999
Owner: Fred W

Comment posted on 5/23/2022

George Hagenauer said:

Wow jhe actuall ydoes pen and ink work I figured itwas al ldigital

It's interesting to look at up close because it's part pen and ink, part collage. I'd love to get more of his strips, but I think he kept most of them.

Love Fiction Monthly pulp magazine cover illustration, 1943
Owner: Fred W

Comment posted on 1/21/2022

Ruben DaCollector said:

Any time an unidentified cover turns up, a bunch of guys will chime in and throw out the names of the 1 or two most well known artists painting in that style. Just like that unidentifies paperback cover that Hake's recently auctioned as a Robert McGinnis, just because the cover model had the same sophisticated appearance as the models McGinnis always used. Sadly, whoever "won" that piece just got screwed for thousands of dollars. But regardless of who did this one, it's another beauty for your collection!

I saw that auction. It's still a really nice piece, just not a McGinnis...

Arthur William Brown
Owner: Greg Wilson

Comment posted on 7/10/2021

Wow, this is a great AWB piece!

Earl Oliver Hurst - Blonde
Owner: Bill M

Comment posted on 1/26/2021

A new Hurst! It's a great one!

Jules ERBIT - overpainted Star Weekly cover, 1945.
Owner: Fred W

Comment posted on 1/13/2020

Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan said:

I think you made a wise choice in picking this up. It looks tremendous. The�colors are great as is the sweetness of the painted figure. The question about the background is interesting.� Personally I love the cool blue background. It complements the warm tones used for the girl very nicely. Big congrats!!

Thanks! I do find this Erbit very endearing. The main flaw is that the illustration board seems to have been bent at some point, and there is a crack in the surface that runs through her face. I added a close-up shot that shows it more clearly. That's the part that I'd like to get repaired by a good conservationist.

The American Home Magazine (July, 1947) Ad Illustration Original Art - Lovely Lady Alex Raymond like
Owner: Rob Hughes

Comment posted on 6/6/2017

Rob Hughes said:
Hey Fred, Did some research via your advise and discovered that it is an Personal Accident Insurance Advertisement from The American Home Magazine from July, 1947 issue. Thanks again for the information!

That's awesome! Doing the detective work to track down what these old illustrations were used for is a big part of the fun, I think!

The American Home Magazine (July, 1947) Ad Illustration Original Art - Lovely Lady Alex Raymond like
Owner: Rob Hughes

Comment posted on 1/4/2017
I like this piece a lot! Not sure if this helps, but that woman is holding the April 1947 issue of The American Home, so it is probably from either that issue or another issue that year. In October 1947, the cover price went from 15c to 25c, so I would say it's a pretty good bet it was used in an issue prior to October, which should narrow it down to one of six issues.

Lou MARCHETTI - Cover art for "Hurricane in the Keys", 1968
Owner: Fred W

Comment posted on 12/31/2016

Rub�n DaCollector's Paperback Art said:
Rest assured that this is absolutely, 100% done by Lou Marchetti!

Thanks, I appreciate the confirmation!

BRUCE MANNING Cover "OFF LIMITS"
Owner: KENN PRICE

Comment posted on 9/10/2016
Cover art for "Off Limits" by Bruce Manning, 1960. Beacon Books B344. :)

NWS Argosy magazine illo prelim by Kastel
Owner: Will K

Comment posted on 5/31/2016
Oooh, speaking of nice prelims, this one is great! Sexy!

The Popular Magazine October 7, 1924
Owner: Doug Ellis

Comment posted on 1/13/2016
Wow, this is a real gem!

American Magazine 1954-08 - Sexy Bathing Beauty
Owner: Rub�n DaCollector's Paperback Art

Comment posted on 1/13/2016
Love it! I'd love to have this one!

Liberty Magazine Illustration by Frank Bensing
Owner: Greg Wilson

Comment posted on 1/13/2016
Beautiful! Great find!

Dorothy Flack Pulp Cover 1930
Owner: frank x townsondecker

Comment posted on 12/8/2015
I think this is one of the best examples of Flack's art that I've seen. I'm not so fortunate to own any cover art to an issue of "All-Story, Combined with Munsey, Love Stories of the American Girl", but I do have an interior illustration from one. Have you asked your library to request the microfilm for the entire run under this title (1929-1931) from the Library of Congress? That's how I was able to get copies of the story my interior drawing was used in and the cover from the issue. LOC CALL NUMBER: Microfilm 38034.

Dealton VALENTINE - Liberty story illustration, 1932.
Owner: Fred W

Comment posted on 12/6/2015

David K said:
I love it! I was in on this one as well, but turned off by the 3rd party shipping. How did that work out for you? It's a gorgeous piece!!

I've used Navis Pack & Ship on my Heritage purchases, and they've done a really nice job. Much better than my experience with some of the smaller auction houses that seem to be less well-organized. Did you end up picking up any pieces at that auction?

Earl Oliver Hurst
Owner: William Wray

Comment posted on 9/15/2015
Stumbled across this painting on the cover of Saturday Home Magazine (part of Chicago Herald-American newspaper) for Feb 26, 1949...

Inside Detective
Owner: Ishan Trivedi

Comment posted on 7/6/2015
I love this one

Real detective
Owner: Ishan Trivedi

Comment posted on 7/6/2015
Gorgeous, let me know if you ever want to trade for it!

Tom Tomorrow (2005) / The Very Bad Idea
Owner: Ray Weisfeld

Comment posted on 7/6/2015
There are 10 original This Modern World strips up for grabs for backers of the 25th Anniversary book. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tomorrow/25-years-of-tomorrow

Portrait of a girl (1970)
Owner: L. F. Antelo

Comment posted on 3/7/2015
Oh, this is a lovely piece! Congratulations!

Pin-up in car, Gerlach-Barklow Calendar, c.1950s
Owner: Joe Lefanu

Comment posted on 1/17/2015
Damn, this is a nice piece! I'll take two, please!

Travel + Leisure, March 1976 (faded art) by Cardy
Owner: Will K

Comment posted on 1/7/2015
Blue gouache does seem to be remarkably prone to fading. See the Hurst Jantzen ad illustration in my gallery. The blues are so faint compared to the published version.

Travel + Leisure, March 1976 (faded art) by Cardy
Owner: Will K

Comment posted on 1/6/2015
This is fantastic! What magazine was it in? I'm curious to see how the combined image with Carol Channing looked.

Wedding Night Paperback Cover
Owner: Rick Loshiavo

Comment posted on 11/29/2014
Haha, I notice they airbrushed out the peeping Tom from the original painting!

George Petty - 1941 Esquire
Owner: Bill M

Comment posted on 10/26/2014
This is a real score, Bill! Petty is one of the all-time greats for sure, and this is a great example!

Chester Collom - Heels Are Where You Find Them
Owner: David O'Dell

Comment posted on 6/28/2014
Absolutely fantastic piece!

Al BUELL - Saturday Evening Post story illustration, 1954.
Owner: Fred W

Comment posted on 7/25/2013

Yoann B. said:
According to the philsp website, Al Buell published in only three Saturday Evening Post issues (in 1951, 1952 and 1960). If that is true, that should be easy. Website http://www.philsp.com/homeville/fmi/c42.htm#A1616

Hi, Yoann - Thanks so much for researching that for me! Unfortunately, the philsp website is very incomplete so it has not been that easy. As an academic, I do have access to a very good library, and in what little spare time I have, I've browsed through old issues of SEP from Buell's era. I don't claim that the following is a complete list, but these issues have story illustrations by Mr. Buell, but not this one, obviously: September 16, 1950 January 20, 1951 July 14, 1951 November 24, 1951 May 3, 1952 August 2, 1952 December 6, 1952 May 1, 1954 December 11, 1954 February 26, 1955 June 18, 1955 June 25, 1955 July 2, 1955 July 9, 1955 July 16, 1955 March 10, 1956 January 10, 1959 April 23, 1960 May 6, 1961 July 1, 1983

Dave McKean, Jimi Hendrix
Owner: max Rugers

Comment posted on 6/30/2013
This piece is too awesome for words........

Charles Gates SHELDON - Lilian Harvey portrait, 1930s
Owner: Fred W

Comment posted on 6/30/2013

Rub�n DaCollector's Paperback Art said:
Wow, that is some horrible foxing. What a shame that people didn't care for their original illustration. Still, it's fantastic to see that the art itself still survived intact, and it's a great drawing!

Haha, thanks, Ruben! I showed some photos to a conservator in Brooklyn named Jon Derow who has done some incredible restorations (jdconservation.com) and he thought the foxing could be fixed. I just haven't made a trip to New York since I acquired the drawing, but I do hope to have her looking like new at some point!

Berke Breathed - Bloom County Daily - Feb 18, 1989
Owner: Constant N

Comment posted on 5/23/2013
The personal story from Berke's mom is the best part! Should finally be reprinted now in Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 5, though.

Pete HAWLEY - Unpublished painting, 1962
Owner: Fred W

Comment posted on 3/18/2011

Constant N said:
Oh, I would love to see the letters and other painting, if possible! Please?

Sure, I will photograph/scan them this weekend.

Pete HAWLEY - Unpublished painting, 1962
Owner: Fred W

Comment posted on 3/16/2011

Constant N said:
Too cute! Did you also get the handwritten letter from Pete to the little girl?

There's a typed letter that's hand signed on the back. But I did also get a handwritten card and another unpublished childrens painting from the now-grown-up girl as well. You must have seen the photos, eh?

Ren Wicks Unknown
Owner: Roland Cheo

Comment posted on 2/24/2011
Nice, but I feel like the breasts should be pointier... :D

Robert MAGUIRE - Cover art for "Nurse in the Tropics", 1971
Owner: Fred W

Comment posted on 2/18/2011

Rub�n DaCollector's Paperback Art said:
Hey, now that's what I call great service! Very nice to see the prelim. It's always fun to see the decisions the artists make in between the prelim and finished stages!

I agree. The preliminary sketch includes a shadowy figure looming ahead which was not used in the final image. I have not actually bothered to read the book which I think is supposed to be a romance, but the preliminary sketch in particular would seem to indicate a horror story.

No Privacy! - 1950's Calendar Pin-Up
Owner: Rub�n DaCollector's Paperback Art

Comment posted on 2/18/2011
What a beauty! Anytime you get tired of looking at it, I'll gladly take it off your hands! :D

Robert MAGUIRE - Cover art for "Nurse in the Tropics", 1971
Owner: Fred W

Comment posted on 2/18/2011

Rub�n DaCollector's Paperback Art said:
This is a lovely cover Fred, thanks for sharing! You really should display the preliminary sketch as well though.

Thanks for your comment, I've added the sketch just for you! ;)

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