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James Gurney (American, b. 1958)
Salvage and Destroy paperback cover preliminary, 1984
Oil on board
14 x 10 inches (35.6 x 25.4 cm)
Signed lower right: Gurney

The Barry Lamka Collection

The present work is a preliminary work up for the paperback Salvage And Destroy by Edward Llewellyn (DAW, 1984). The final version of the work depicts the same figure in a different stance with the ship in the background rendered closer, and the addition of smaller figures.

The work also bears a personal note from the artist on the reverse: Best Wishes to Barry James Gurney


Estimate: $700 - up.

Condition Report*: Wear and markings to board in keeping with illustration and publishing process. UV examined. Framed under glass.
Framed Dimensions 19 X 15 Inches
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