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The art of Boris Vallejo is characterised by beautiful maidens, heroic men and fearsome monsters while the work of his wife Julie Bell is famous for a sense of colour and dramatic composition which puts her paintings in a class by themselves. As two of the most acclaimed fantasy artists working today, Boris and Julie have produced art for album covers, trading cards, posters and calendars for (in Boris' case) 30 years - as well as having 15 books of their work published under the Paper Tiger imprint. This book is a collection of all their greatest pieces throughout their careers, while also including some unseen new work. The book is arranged chronologically and divided into three main sections: early, middle and recent art. A narrative accompanies the paintings with full descriptive captions for many of the pieces. The pages are also punctuated by quotes from Boris and Julie's peers in the fantasy art field and fans of their work, who pay homage to their art and comment on how their work has inspired them to become better artists.
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The art of Boris Vallejo is characterized by beautiful maidens, heroic men and fearsome monsters while the work of his wife Julie Bell is famous for a sense of color and dramatic composition which puts her paintings in a class by themselves.
As two of the most acclaimed fantasy artists working today, Boris and Julie have produced art for album covers, trading cards, posters and calendars for (in Boris' case) 30 years -- and have seen 15 books published celebrating their breathtaking work.
Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: The Ultimate Collection brings together all their greatest pieces throughout their careers, while also including some unseen new work. The book is arranged chronologically and divided into three main sections: early, middle and recent art. A narrative accompanies the paintings with captions for many of the pieces. The pages are also punctuated by quotes from Boris and Julie's peers in the fantasy art field and fans of their work, who pay homage to their art and comment on how their work has inspired them to become better artists.
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Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell are two of the world's top fantasy artists. For more than forty years, husband and wife have worked both together and separately to produce outstanding work. Boris is best known as the visual creator of Conan the Barbarian, and Julie is famous for her bestselling illustrations of the X-Men for Marvel Comics. Their books include Imaginistix, Fabulous Fantasy Women, Twin Visions, and Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: The Ultimate Collection. Boris has also published two collections of his photographic work, Bodies and Hindsight.
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Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: The Ultimate Collection
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Paper Tiger, 2005
ISBN 10: 1843403153
ISBN 13: 9781843403159
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition with full number line. 4to. - over 9¾ in. - 12 in., 191pp. Mild bumping to corners, tight binding, interior text and images clean. Dust jacket mildly worn along edges yet clean, 1' closed tear to upper rear jacket hinge. Very Good copy in Very Good dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 603994
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Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: The Ultimate Collection
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ISBN 10: 1843403153
ISBN 13: 9781843403159
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Vallejo, Boris; Bell, Julie (illustrator). 196pp, fully illustrated in colour. Black cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine; yellow endpapers. 4to. Rubbed spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has light shelf wear and chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped. Seller Inventory # 033920
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Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: The Ultimate Collection
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ISBN 10: 1843403153
ISBN 13: 9781843403159
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Seller: Wild & Homeless Books PBFA, Bridport, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A scarce UK hardback copy of a 'wow, look at that' book. First edition, first impression, now enhanced by a protective sleeve around the dust jacket. About the jacket: the only defects appear to be a little bit of rubbing to the corners and at the top and bottom of the spine. About the book's covers: there's some rubbing to the bottom front corners and bottom of the spine, some pressing at the top of the spine and some very minor bumping to the top corners. The pages: between pages 163 and 192 there is a variably-sized faint stain towards the bottom outer edge of the page. At its biggest this is about 17 by 4 millimetres, at its smallest barely visible. Our guess is this was caused by somebody holding the book open with a damp thumb. It's a close match. We've uploaded a photo of two pages from that section, so you can see. There's no other markings to the text. Boris Vallejo - Julie Bell: The Ultimate Collection has an introduction by Bob Eggleton, other text is by Nigel Suckling. The book divides the artists' careers into Early Period, Middle Period and Late Period. There are interviews with them both (they are married) and comments from collectors and fans of their work. At the end there's a particularly interesting section about Photographs and Sculptures. Boris says: "The first thing to say about photography is that it is the beginning of our painting. I wouldn't say that we wouldn't be able to paint without it, but if we just painted from life it would look very different." Julie adds: "If you take one natural thing and imagine it to be something completely different, you can create a whole new possibility for a painting." Hence, for example, their fascination with insects - "it's like going into a completely different dimension where you find amazing warriors with jewel-like armour." Any questions about this book, please get in touch. Seller Inventory # 000751
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