R.I.P. Frank Frazetta

Brand X Daily ^ | 5/10/10 | Richard Metzger

[Kartographer]

Frank Frazetta, the great painter of fantasy book covers, has died. The artist, most closely associated with Robert E. Howard's "Conan the Barbarian" character, was the subject of the 2003 documentary "Frazetta: Painting With Fire." After a series of strokes, Frazetta trained himself to paint using his left hand. His signature work often featured bare-chested "sword and sorcery" heroes, helpless women and fantasy creatures. His paintings often sell in the million-dollar range. Frazetta was 82

[Kartographer]

I am posting this as I know there are a number of Sci/Fi fans here on FR. If you have ever read a Conan novel you most likely seen his work.

Sci/Fi has lost a great artist today.

RIP Frank

[vladimir998]

Neat, but would that really be worth a million bucks?

[Sherman Logan]

Lots of his women were not in the least helpless.

[Kartographer]

If you have to ask you can’t afford it. ;-)

[ClearCase_guy]

I'm totally shocked. I have a very VERY clear memory of him dying over 20 years ago.

I have no idea who I'm remembering, because obviously I was wrong.

[a fool in paradise]

There was a documentary available through Netflix (at least it was, I have seen a number of titles disappear when they go out of print and customers swipe them) made in recent years on Frank Frazetta that included him giving a tour through his museum at his home deep in the woods.

[Deb]

A lot of surfer vans just shot up in value.

God bless, Frank Frazetta!

[Kartographer]

[Frantzie]

Arnold on steroids like Tiger. RIP Frank Frazetta.

[discostu]

Crank up the Molly Hatchet and grab a Conan book.

Of course the funniest part is that his image of Conan became the dominant image, but it bears little resemblance to how Conan is described in the text.

[a fool in paradise]

This is also by Frank, drawn in one night in the 1950s:

[Chipper]

Compared to this POS Picasso that sold for over $100 million, I’d answer yes:-)
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6443DV20100505

[Martin Tell]

Nice “helpless woman.”

[BunnySlippers]

No.

[Little Ray]

Samurai Cat finally got him?

RIP. Frazetta will be sorely missed.

[a fool in paradise]

He also ghosted on Al Capp's Lil' Abner for years.

[a fool in paradise]

[Billthedrill]

Hmm...yeh, that tender little flower needs a big hug.

You go first.

[ConservativeDude]

rip Frank...great man.

[MileHi]

Nice panhead! Rip FF