MARGARET BRUNDAGE (American, 1900-1976). A Rival from the Grave, Weird Tales cover illustration, January 1936. Pastel an...

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MARGARET BRUNDAGE (American, 1900-1976)
A Rival from the Grave, Weird Tales cover illustration, January 1936
Pastel and mixed media on board
20 x 13.5 in.
Signed lower right

This cover scene for Seabury Quinn's eerie tale A Rival from the Grave is perhaps the most well-known image by Brundage, and her iconic Weird Tales covers are incredibly rare. Margaret Brundage's appeal transcends that of most pulp artists. Fantasy historian Forrest J. Ackerman summed up her allure when he enthused, "Margaret Brundage, with her titillating pulchrinudes on the covers of Weird Tales: naked ladies being sacrificed, semiclad heroes being menaced by all manner of monstrous beings -- Wow."

From the Estate of John McLaughlin.

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