The Art of Lassen: The Secret Path

INSCRIBED The Art of Lassen: The Secret Path, Hawaiian Marine Artist (2000 Hardcover in Dust Jacket) Christian Riese Lassen is an American artist known for marine art. Based in Hawaii, much of his work involves underwater scenes. A significant number of Lassen's paintings feature whales and dolphins in space - 'space whale art'. He is notable for his extensive use of licensing and brand partnerships. His licensed products included stationary, puzzles, posters and a CD-Rom. In the 1990s, Lassen produced works in a collaboration with Disney Art Editions featuring Disney characters. He also had licensing deals with Panasonic and American Greetings, even painted cars for Lamborghini. In 2002, he had 70 licenses for various products and employed a licensing staff to explore new deals. Large folio-sized hardcover has blue cloth boards, gold lettering on front and spine, with a faux artists' signature on rear board, in a complete dust jacket. Jacket has indents from book being used as a writing pad and also shows wear along edges. Interior is complete, clean, and mostly unmarked. The author inscribed the book with a gold marker on ffep, and the description of his effort in painting "Majesty III" on page 19 is almost completely underlined with a fine point blue marker. (See Photos) Copyright 2000. Stated this copy is from the "First Edition, Second Printing - 2000." Printed in Hong Kong. ISBN: 1-879529-25-4. No LCCN nor MSR. Thanks for looking.…