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Auction Name: 2026 January 15 Pulp, Paperback Sci-Fi & Fantasy Showcase Auction
Lot Number: 18040
Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/15262*18040
John Howe (Canadian/Swiss, b. 1957)
Ambush, proposed Metal Hurlant cover, 1983
Watercolor and gouache on paper
17-1/2 x 13-1/2 inches (44.5 x 34.3 cm) (sheet)
Initialed and dated lower right: JH / '83
The Barry Lamka Collection
The present work was original created as a proposed cover for Metal Hurlant, but was not used. It appears in Myth and Magic: The Art of John Howe (Harper Collins, 2001).
Condition Report*:
Very faint undulations to sheet, visible under raking light. UV examined. Wear and markings to page in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Framed under glass.
Framed Dimensions 24 X 20.5 Inches
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