« Transit To Scorpio », 1974

by Christos Achilleos (British artist, 1947-2021)
Cover for "TRANSIT TO SCORPIO: Dray Prescot #1", by Alan Burt Akers, aka #KennethBulmer, London: Futura/ Orbit, 1974

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« Ambush», 1981

by John Howe (Canadian illustrator, born 1957)
Cover illustration for French magazine "Métal Hurlant" (finally unpublished work)

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #JohnHowe #goblins #orcs #metalhurlant

« Gollum », 1973

by Rodney Matthews (British artist, b. 1945)
Original painting, features in "In Search of Forever" artbook, Paper Tiger Books, 1985

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #RodneyMatthews #gollum #hobbits #middleearth #jrrtolkien #lotr #lordoftherings #frodo

« Fate Sowing the Stars », 1977

by Barry Windsor-Smith (British illustrator, born 1949)
Original oil painting, features in ”The Studio" artbook, Dragon's Dream, 1979

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #barrywindsorsmith #bws #mythologicalfantasy #TheStudio #DragonsDream

« DD 18 Untitled », 1977

by Bernie Wrightson (American illustrator, 1948-2017)
Original acrylic, features in ”The Studio" artbook, Dragon's Dream, 1979

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #berniewrightson #BerniWrightson #fantasyLandscape #TheStudio #DragonsDream

« Ayisha », 1975

by Mike Kaluta (American artist, b. 1947)
Original ink and watercolor.
Features in "The Studio", Dragon's Dream, 1979

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #MikeKaluta #TheStudio

« The Struggle With Apollyon », c. 1898

by George Woolliscroft Rhead (English ill., c. 1854-1920)
Illustration from "The Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan (1628-1688), New York : The Century Co. , 1898

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #sciencefantasy #GeorgeRhead #ArtNouveau #preraphaelite #artsandcrafts

« Jirel de Joiry », 1993

by Philippe Cazaumayou, aka Caza (French artist, b. 1941)
Cover illustration from "De Métal et de Chair" artbook, La Sirène, 1994

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #sciencefantasy #PhilippeCaza #Caza #jirelofjoiry #CLMoore #swordandsorcery

« Le Trophée du Major », c. 1990

by Jean Giraud, aka Moebius (French illustrator, 1938-2012)
Original acrylics painting after "Major Fatal - Le Garage Hermétique", French comics series, 1975-1995.

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #jeangiraud #moebius #MajorFatal #MajorGrubert #LeGarageHermetique

« Wizard and Dragon, Round 2! », c. 1992

by Jeff Easley (american artist, born 1954)
Original pen & ink sketch after AD&D "Dungeon Master's Guide" 2nd edition cover illustration.

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #jeffeasley #adnd #dungeonsanddragons #roleplaying #ad&d #ttrpg #frpg