Howe did this in 1989, so actually he was the one directly riffing on earlier artists' versions of Gandalf, like Hildebrandt, Bakshi and Rankin-Bass. Or just iconic images of wizards that go back centuries...
I had a copy of Lord of the Rings with this as the cover art. Unfortunately, the bookshop decided to use those unreasonably sticky price labels that never completely come off.
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KanariePieter@feddit.nl · 13 pts · 1y
Not sure if they used it for other languages but this was the cover for the Dutch translation of The Lord of the Rings I had as a kid.
https://media.s-bol.com/3o5KqAGL64r/534x840.jpg
Lag@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
That's just amazing. I wonder how big this piece is.
hellofriend@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Hey, size doesn't matter
JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
See my link here, pls.
pymn@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I believe this piece of artwork was a major inspiration for Gandalf's appearance in the lotr trilogy
JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
Howe did this in 1989, so actually he was the one directly riffing on earlier artists' versions of Gandalf, like Hildebrandt, Bakshi and Rankin-Bass. Or just iconic images of wizards that go back centuries...
spittingimage@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I had a copy of Lord of the Rings with this as the cover art. Unfortunately, the bookshop decided to use those unreasonably sticky price labels that never completely come off.