Dec 15, 2022 - Sale 2625

Sale 2625 - Lot 80

Price Realized: $ 750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900

VICTOR PREZIO (1924-1976)

"The River Raiders."

Cover illustration for the book of same title in the Walt Slade series by Bradford Scott (New York: Pyramid Books, 1968). Gouache on board. 540x355 mm; 21 1/4x14 inches, on 24 1/4x17-inch board. Signed "Prezio" in lower left image.

Provenance: From the artist's estate.

Victor Prezio was a prolific illustrator of magazine, pulp and paperback covers and stories in the post-WWII era. His work for such publishers as Dell, Gold Key, and Warren Publishing throughout the 1950s and `60s encompassed a range of popular genres from sci-fi, sports, romance, and western.