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The original hand-painted cover for the novel Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates by American artist Drew Struzan. Published by Bantam Books in 1993 and written by Martin Caidin, it was the seventh installment in the Indiana Jones novel series.
Struzan hand-painted this mixed-media artwork on an illustration board, which he has signed in pencil and dated "92". The board bears his copyright stamp on both the front and reverse, with "Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates Sept 93" additionally inscribed in blue ink on the latter. The artwork was also reproduced as a double-page spread in Oeuvre, the retrospective volume celebrating Struzan’s career.
The novel follows Indiana Jones as he investigates a series of mysterious aerial raids carried out by seemingly impossible aircraft, sending him on a globe-spanning adventure as he uncovers both an ancient secret and a powerful organization which plots to reshape the world.
Struzan was responsible for some of the most iconic film artwork ever created, producing celebrated posters for Blade Runner, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Back to the Future, The Shawshank Redemption, and numerous Star Wars entries. Over the course of his career, he created artwork for more than 150 film posters, as well as countless book covers, album sleeves, and other illustrations.
The lot exhibits weathering to the edges and areas of thin surface loss on the reverse. Despite this, the painted image itself remains in excellent condition for its age. Dimensions: 40.25" x 30" x 0.5" (102 cm x 76 cm x 1 cm)
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Estimate: $40,000 - 80,000
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