Hand-Drawn Brothers Hildebrandt Tower of Orthanc Sketch | THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY (2001-2003)

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Sold Stock #134965 | Sold Jul 14 2021

THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY (2001-2003)

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Hand-Drawn Brothers Hildebrandt Tower of Orthanc Sketch

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A hand-drawn Brothers Hildebrant sketch of the Tower of Orthanc. Beginning in 1973, Ballantine Books released a series of J.R.R. Tolkien-themed calendars featuring art by Tolkien and other illustrators. Artists Greg and Tim Hildebrandt illustrated the 1976, 1977, and 1978 editions, with this sketch created as a precursor to the painting of Saruman at Orthanc used in the 1976 calendar.

The sketch was later presented in Greg and Tim Hildebrandt: The Tolkien Years. It is rendered in pencil, signed by the Hildebrandts on 18" x 22" (45.75 cm x 56 cm) paper, and comes mounted behind glass in a wooden frame. A piece is torn from the top right corner, but the sketch remains in good overall condition. Dimensions (framed): 26.5" x 33" x 1" (67.5 cm x 24 cm x 2.5 cm)

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Estimate: $4,000 - 6,000

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity

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