The Deep - Renato Fratini, Print Type:Print only acrylic and pencil on board

acrylic and pencil on board

Size approx 39 cm X 56 cm

black line work on stark

The original painting art board is approximately 34 cm wide x 43 cm tall

The Deep - Renato Fratini, Print Type:Print only acrylic and pencil on boardCover illustration commissioned by Corgi Crime for the Mickey Spillane novel published in 1967. 'The Deep' was first published in 1961. The pulpiest of all pulp fiction writers, Spillane clearly hit on a formula that worked. His books have sold more than 225 million copies worldwide and seven of his books feature in the 15 bestselling books of all time in America. Eye catching cover illustrations were critical to the sales strategy of moving large