FRANK FRAZETTA Frank Frazetta (February 9, 1928 May 10,

2010) was an American fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for work in comic books, a erback book co!ers, aintin"s, osters, #$ record a%bum co!ers and ot&er media' (e was t&e sub)ect of a 200* documentary' Frazetta was inducted into t&e comic book industry+s ,i%% -isner .omic /ook (a%% of Fame in 1990 and t&e 1ack 2irby (a%% of Fame in 1999' Frazetta &as inf%uenced many artists wit&in t&e "enres of fantasy and science fiction' 3usuke 4akano, a %ead artist for 4intendo+s #e"end of 5e%da series, cites Frazetta as an inf%uence' 6&e creator of (e7Man, 8o"er 9weet, states t&at &e was inf%uenced by Frazetta+s work' Fantasy artist and musician

FRANK FRAZETTA
Count Dracula

Atlantis Rising
DATE OF CREATION: 1966
Its a painting of the famous vampire named, Dracula It sho!s the" Dar#ness" and $Fear" caused %& the historical character that ma'orit& of the people #no!s Its the representation of fear, struggles, anger and difficulties !e are having in our life

DATE OF CREATION: 1972

This painting sho!s that ever&one has the chance to succeed and achieve their goals in life That ever&one !ill soon %e a%le to rise 'ust li#e Atlantis This sho!s that there is %eaut& in ever& one of us and that !ill %e the #e& that !ill let us shine among

Birdman

Desperation
DATE OF CREATION: 1972
This painting sho!s freedom Its a (irdman that can freel& fl& an&!here it !ants to go, and an&time it !ants to As a person, !e are free to do an&thing !e !ant and an&time !ed li#e to %ut !ith corresponding limitations and restrictions )e are free to choose the things !e !ill do in our life The choice is %et!een doing good and doing %ad

DATE OF CREATION: 1971

From the title itself, the painting sho!s desperation *f ho! desperate the gu& !as to save the girl from the tri%e that captured her )hen !e relate it in real life, it tells that it is not enough to good %ut !e must do our %est to achieve something, to reach the goal that !e li#e )e shouldnt settle for the less, !e must have the initiative to fight for !hat !e !ant and to %e %etter than !hat !e used to %e

Countess and the reen !an

DATE OF CREATION: 1984

This lush and lovel& +,-. painting %& Fran# Fra/etta, the #ing of all fantas& artists, !as used as the cover for Russ 0ochran1s +,-2 Fran# Fra/etta3 Auction *ne catalog, and could not %e more representative of the master1s st&le It some!hat resem%les his classic Death Dealer character, !ith a m&sterious armored figure and a snorting steed from hell All the Fra/etta hallmar#s are here, !ith a po!erful composition and haunting %ac#ground details

"arrior on #teed

DATE OF CREATION: 1989

*riginall& painted as a paper%ac# cover in +,-,, this stunning piece !as never used for its original purpose, and has onl& ever %een pu%lished in 4nder!ood 5u%lications1 Icon on page +, and in a set of +,,6 non7 sports cards A trul& stri#ing image of a !arrior7!oman standing over a defeated alien foe, all the classic Fra/etta elements are in place3 the po!erful, dominating female, the e89uisite sense of movement and action, the lac# of detailed %ac#ground :lending a timeless 9ualit& to the !or#;, and the fla!less use of color

De$il Rider
DATE OF CREATION: 1970
<=atan1s *utla!s 7 hell %ent for #ic#s, the& pla&ed tag !ith death and too# all their curves on the high side A %rutal, %attering novel of re%els on !heels < *utla! %i#ers rule the road in this <%orn to %e !ild< piece %& fantas& maestro Fran# Fra/etta An earlier version of this later re!or#ed painting appeared as the cover to the paper%ac#, >igh =ide, %& ?a8 Erlich :Fa!cett (oo#s, +,@A;

In %haraoh&s Tom'
DATE OF CREATION: 1978
Dou%le &our fear, !ith t!o, count 1em, t!o, Death Dealer7li#e figures %& Fran# Fra/ettaB This fantastic oil painting !as pu%lished in a +,@- TC Duide and appeared as an advertisement for the TC sho! <(attlestar Dalactica < )hen Fra/etta fans !ere m&stified as to !h& Fra/etta !ould turn do!n a rumored assignment of a cover for a <=tar )ars< noveli/ation, onl& to paint a similarl&7themed scene for a TC sho!, Fra/etta set the record straight for them in Testament3 The Eife and Art of Fran# Fra/etta3

Conan the Ad$enturer

DATE OF CREATION: 1966
In +,22, his cover of $0onan the Adventurer," a collection of four fantas& short stories !ritten %& Ro%ert E >o!ard and E =prague de 0amp, depicted a %ra!n& long7haired !arrior standing in repose on top of a pile of s#eletons and other detritus, his s!ord thrust do!n!ard into the mound, an apparentl& na#ed &oung !oman l&ing at his feet, hugging his an#le

Conan the Con(uerer

DATE OF CREATION: 1987
As !ith most artists !ho have follo!ed a similar path, the passage of time is the necessar& ingredient to eventual acceptance F the &ears leave %ehind the e8traordinar& pieces %ut the unfashiona%le conte8ts of their creation are forgotten Gust last &ear, Fran# 'oined a ver& e8clusive clu% of illustration artists !hen his famous $0onan the 0on9uerer" painting :a # a $The (erser#er"; !as purchased for a million dollars

The Nude "oman

DATE OF CREATION: 2008
Its se8ual in a !a& that does not seem pornographic or dirt& >ere, !hat !e have is a rarel& achieved %alance of femininit& and se8ualit&, of romantic love and se8ual desire )hat he manages to conve& here, is not onl& the idea of a !oman !e !ould !ant to <%ang< %ut a !oman !e !ould pri/e and !ant to %e !ith =trangel&, the impression this !or# gives me is that !hat !e are seeing is ho! Fra/etta sa! his !ife

Ellie Fra)etta
DATE OF CREATION: 2008
>ere his !or# is of a totall& different character The paintings are those of his !ife Eleanor, !hom he loved deepl& There is delight and dignit& in the su%'ect matter that is all the more stri#ing given the contrast !ith Fra/etta1s other !or#s There is an a%sence of ra! se8ualit&, rather its an emphasis on his !ife1s radiant femininit& and dignit& I thin# !hat !e are seeing here is ho! Fra/etta <sa!< his !ife A %eautiful, dignified, lad&li#e, !oman !hom he clearl& loved

The Flesh Eaters

Carson o* +enus

DATE OF CREATION: 1973 DATE OF CREATION: 1975

A dar# and %rooding portrait of t!o !arriors overloo#ing a !inds!ept plain, this stunning painting !as created as a preliminar& for <The Flesh Eaters,< a piece that has %een presented in %oth Fran# Fra/etta, (oo# Four and Testament 7 The Eife and Art of Fran# Fra/etta ?a& collectors feel that these preliminar& paintings sho! Fra/etta at his ver& %est, spotlighting the truest and purest moment of unfettered creativit& The entire composition is dominated %& its atmosphere and mood A %lac# night provides Fra/etta !ith an eerie light to sho!case the !ater and !aves There is a po!erful simplicit& at !or# here that enriches all of the elements Fra/etta uses a limited palette dominated %& %lac#s, %lues and greens that are !onderfull& %lended and harmoni/ed Ever& touch of the %rush adds energ& and vi%ranc& to the design There is no false note in the e8ecution of this oilH nothing is forced or la%ored The ultimate result is a !or# of genuine %eaut& and po!er that !ould %e the #e&stone of an& serious collection

Frogs on the !oon

DATE OF CREATION: 1973

Fran# Fra/etta gives his fans a glimpse of his 9uir#& and off%eat sense of humor in this startling scene painted as a promotional piece for Dou%leda&1s =cience Fiction (oo# 0lu% Fra/etta e8plained the assignment1s special appeal on page +@- of Eegac&3 =elected 5aintings and Dra!ings %& Fran# Fra/etta, <*ne of the reasons I stopped doing movie posters regularl& is %ecause I 'ust got %ored 4suall& !hat the& !anted !as !hat the&1d seen someone else do 77 originalit& meant nothing I li#e variet& I li#e all #inds of things

The #ea "itch

DATE OF CREATION: 1967

The =ea )itch %& Fran# Fra/etta, sho!s a n&mph standing against a %lueIorange s#&, on a roc#, though %ecause it displa&s nudit& the al%um is sold in )al7?art stores !ith an alternate cover featuring simpl& the %and1s !hite logo against a %lac# %ac#ground It !as made as an al%um cover in the movie $?othmother"

Cat irl

The Death Dealer I

DATE OF CREATION: 1984

0at Dirl, the most popular of his later efforts, is a lusciousl& atmospheric inversion of adolescent male an8ieties a%out se8 and !omen The protagonist is a gorgeous, plushl&7 figured !oman, !holl& una%ashed %& her nudit& and the vie!ers ga/e

DATE OF CREATION: 1973

Fra/etta reimagined the e8ecutioner figure as a #night7 errant It depicts a menacing armor7clad !arrior !ith a horned helmet, !hose facial features are o%scured %& shado!, atop a horse, holding a %lood& a8e and shield

The Brain

Eg,ptian -ueen

DATE OF CREATION: 1967

Fra/ettas The (rain depicts the contradictions of our thoughts in a ver& uni9ue !a&3 a !arrior against a demon The demon, as painted standing sho!s that a sinful thought defeats the good one

DATE OF CREATION: 1969

Fra/etta sho!n a classic st&le !ith his !or#, Eg&ptian Jueen A %east guarding the Eg&ptian Jueen from those enchanted %& her %eaut&

#a$age "orld

DATE OF CREATION: 1967

=ome pieces of art stand as the definitive !or#s of their creators Can Dogh1s =tarr& Night, =eurat1s A =unda& in the 5ar# on the Island of Ea Drande Gatte, or ?unch1s The =cream are all e8amples of creations that have %esto!ed artistic immortalit& on the artists !ho painted them In much the same !a&, =avage )orld %rings together on one canvas all that is %est a%out Fran# Fra/etta The d&namic imager&, the %rilliant use of color, the savager& of the cavemen contrasted !ith the ra! sensualit& of their female captive, even the plodding menace of the great %easts !ho stal# the primitive hunters all of these elements are perfectl& rendered %& the man man& have called the King of t!entieth centur& illustration (rilliantl& conceived and fla!lessl& e8ecuted, Fra/etta easil& dra!s the vie!er into another time and place, creating a fantas& !orld that reveals hidden levels and inner depths that %ecome more and more apparent on each vie!ing

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