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Original artwork description:
This portrait of Joseph Conrad is one in a series influenced by the instantly recognisable cover layout created by Penguin Books in the 1930's. It is a tribute to this iconic design and the role the standardised format had in helping bring great literature, both classic and contemporary, to the masses with their affordable paperback editions.
Materials used:
Acrylic Paint & Textured Fine Art Paper
Tags:
#heart of darkness #joseph conrad #vintage #horror #book art #literary influences #classic literature #penguin books #author #conradHeart of Darkness (2014) Acrylic painting
by Peter Walters
497 Artist Reviews
£85 Sold
- Acrylic painting on Paper
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 22.86 x 27.94 x 2.54cm (framed) / 12.7 x 17.78cm (actual image size)
- Framed and ready to hang
- Signed on the back
- Style: Graphic, illustrative and typographic
- Subject: People and portraits
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Original artwork description
This portrait of Joseph Conrad is one in a series influenced by the instantly recognisable cover layout created by Penguin Books in the 1930's. It is a tribute to this iconic design and the role the standardised format had in helping bring great literature, both classic and contemporary, to the masses with their affordable paperback editions.
Materials used:
Acrylic Paint & Textured Fine Art Paper
Tags:
#heart of darkness #joseph conrad #vintage #horror #book art #literary influences #classic literature #penguin books #author #conrad
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Artist Reviews (497)
Peter Walters
United Kingdom
About
“Between
the pages of a book is a lovely place to be”. . . and
for artist Peter it is so much more.
Binding
his creative talent and love of literature, Peter has... Read more