McKean, Dave - SANDMAN - DREAM OF THE ENDLESS Illustration
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Dave McKean art; illustration; 2000; image size 8" x 11"
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Dave McKean art; illustration; 2000; image size 8" x 11"
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A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION
Dave McKean art; illustration; 2000; image size 8" x 11"Beautiful painting by McKean, using his classic collage technique where he applies the paint over cut photographs. McKean gives us a somber reflective portrait of Dream from The Sandman, which he provided every cover for during it's long and storied run, helping to give consistent style and mood to the series. Mixed media. Art is in excellent condition, double matted to 12.75" x 16.75". Signed and dated by McKean.
Artist Information
Mckean an illustrator and painter most well known for his collaborations with Neil Gaiman, providing the covers to every issue of Gaiman's Sandman including collections and spin-offs, he also illustrated Gaiman's Black Orchid, Violent Cases, and Signal to Noise amongst others. He also painted the classic Grant Morrison Batman book Arkham Asylum. McKean's modern approach to painting, using abstraction and collage was part of the artistic boom of the late 1980s that included Bill Sienkiewicz, Kent Williams, and Jon Muth changing the idea of what mainstream comic book looked like. McKean would go on to produce his own work with Cages along with numerous short stories. He also works in film, providing concept design to the Harry Potter series and directing the movie Mirrormask, which was written by Gaiman.
Dave McKean art; illustration; 2000; image size 8" x 11"Beautiful painting by McKean, using his classic collage technique where he applies the paint over cut photographs. McKean gives us a somber reflective portrait of Dream from The Sandman, which he provided every cover for during it's long and storied run, helping to give consistent style and mood to the series. Mixed media. Art is in excellent condition, double matted to 12.75" x 16.75". Signed and dated by McKean.
Artist Information
Mckean an illustrator and painter most well known for his collaborations with Neil Gaiman, providing the covers to every issue of Gaiman's Sandman including collections and spin-offs, he also illustrated Gaiman's Black Orchid, Violent Cases, and Signal to Noise amongst others. He also painted the classic Grant Morrison Batman book Arkham Asylum. McKean's modern approach to painting, using abstraction and collage was part of the artistic boom of the late 1980s that included Bill Sienkiewicz, Kent Williams, and Jon Muth changing the idea of what mainstream comic book looked like. McKean would go on to produce his own work with Cages along with numerous short stories. He also works in film, providing concept design to the Harry Potter series and directing the movie Mirrormask, which was written by Gaiman.