COUNTESS DRACULA / INGRID PITT, Original Rick Melton Oil Painting, Dark Side

Description: INGRID PITT AS COUNTESS DRACULA By RICK MELTON ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING ON HEAVYWEIGHT OIL PAPER FROM 2013. HAMMER HORROR TRIBUTE ART Here is a dazzling original painting depicting beautiful Polish born British actress Ingrid Pitt as two incarnations of Countess Dracula (based on the 1971 Hammer horror film of the same name) rendered in oils on heavyweight oil paper by renowned English illustrator, fantasy / smut artist and all-round great guy, Rick Melton. According to Rick’s Deviant Art bio: After 40 years spent serving up sub-standard slop in his restaurant and take away business, Rick decided to do all his customers a big favour and sell up to someone who could cook. At a loose end for something to do, he decided to become a commercial artist but after spending 400 pounds purchasing a Corel printer, he sadly found out he was too stupid to use it. Despite this setback, Rick was determined to foist his tacky etchings on the world and was soon dusting off his 1970’s “Let’s Do It With Rolf” paint box and turning out dozens of DVD covers for Arrow Video, none of which anyone liked. Rick stuck at it though, and eventually hit the big time when he was hired to create the covers for Britain’s best-selling horror magazine, The Dark Side. Since then, he has painted hundreds of book, magazine and DVD covers along with film posters and private commissions which not only proves that traditional illustration is still alive and kicking, but that all the other traditional illustrators are dead. This colorful 11.75 inch x 16.5 inch original artwork is painted on heavyweight oil paper and is in excellent, unframed condition. It has been taped on the reverse to a burgundy-colored 16" x 20" mat with acid-free conservation tape (which can easily be removed) making it truly "frame ready". This arresting oil painting illustrates two images from the pseudo-biographical gothic horror film which starred the delicious Ingrid Pitt as the titular aristocratic vamp. Loosely based on incidents in the life of real Hungarian countess Elizabeth Bathory, the film portrays her as a vampire like being who must bathe in the blood of young virgin girls in order to retain her youthful and voluptuous appearance. Artist Rick Melton chooses to paint two images of Pitt as Bathory - one in portrait style and one as she emerges from her sanguine spa. It comes as no surprise that both images are spectacular. The artist has signed the painting in the lower left corner. It has been kept in storage since I acquired it ten years ago. The mat has kept the painting in pristine untouched condition while in storage. It will be shipped securely in a flat package. This original work of art was initially commissioned by me as part of a series of Hammer Horror film art that Rick graciously took on back in 2012. To the best of my knowledge, it has remained unpublished over the past 10 years meaning that this is probably the first time that anyone, other than myself, has set eyes upon this beauty in nearly a decade. It is a great example of the artist's earlier works in fantasy and erotic art. I think most fans of Rick's work will appreciate this eye-catching oil painting and want it in their collection of fantasy art. No other commercial artist comes close to Rick Melton when it comes to "old school" painting expertise. No air brush or digital techniques here. Now is your chance to own a true original by a true original! SHIPPING TO USA ONLY. (Europe (UK), Canada and Australia with Ebay International Shipping program are the only exceptions.) Please see all photos for condition issues. Please contact me with any questions before buying or making offers. Thank you for your interest in this listing.

Price: 825 USD

Location: Quakertown, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-11-10T11:04:52.000Z

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