"Gryphon's Eyrie" Boris Fantasy Cover, 1984

Original art

1984

Oil

43.18 x 68.58 cm (17 x 27 in.)

Added on 5/8/22

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Description

Boris Vallejo "Gryphon's Eyrie" fantasy book cover illustration, 1984 for the late Andre Norton's Witch World Series- Gryphon trilogy book of same name. Published by TOR books.

Painting was published as a full page in Boris Vallejo's "Fantasy Art Techniques" book by Arco, 1985. The first image is the book plate. Please see other images for amazing detail. Also published as Gryphon's Eerie #4 Boris Vallejo 1991 Comic Images Trading Card.

Oil on board, signed and dated by Boris bottom left, 1984. Matted and framed, 17 x 27" image area framed to 25 1/4 x 35 1/4" and in excellent condition.

Inscriptions

Signed and dated lower left BORIS 1984

Thematics

fantasy

boris

borisvallejo

gryphon

colorful

horses

castles

pretty

3 comments

apadno Feb 2, 2023, 11:26 AM

C'est très beau !!! Les couvertures des pockets SF ou fantasy américains des années 70 et 80 étaient vraiment incroyables. Et Vallejo l'un des très Grands !

stryge May 9, 2022, 9:45 AM

wonderfull piece ! très belle illustration du travail de Vallejo, un must !

craoland May 8, 2022, 2:44 PM

Magnifique peinture originale de boris Vallejo+++++++ , un travail super sur ce dessin ,la pin up est sublimissime+++++ tres tres beau Gryphon' s Eyrie ,une merveille+++++++++++

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About Boris Vallejo

Boris Vallejo is a Peruvian painter. Vallejo works almost exclusively in the fantasy and erotica genres. His hyper-representational paintings have appeared on the covers of numerous science fiction and fantasy paperbacks and are featured in a series of best-selling glossy calendars. Subjects of his paintings are typically sword and sorcery gods, monsters, and well-muscled male and female barbarians engaged in battle.

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