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Blaze of Glory

Artist:Rafael Desoto
Date:1934
Medium:Oil on Stretched canvas
Dimensions:Sight size 21" by 30" Framed to 26 1/2" by 35 1/2 "
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Cover for Black Book Detective Pulp Magazine
Price: Sold
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The artist's monogrammed signature and date lower left
The artist’s monogrammed signature and date lower left
The artwork as the cover of Black Book Detective Magazine - Oct, 1934
The artwork as the cover of Black Book Detective Magazine – Oct, 1934

On offer is a defining menace-themed oil on canvas pulp cover painting by Rafael DeSoto which appeared on the October, 1934 issue of Black Book Detective Magazine, with an occult scene evoking the mysteries of Halloween. A provocatively posed blonde in rapturous abandon stands before the eerie fire of a cauldron, holding the flames in her hands and proving herself mistress of the darkness, as a robed and masked assistant prepares a bound young couple for ritualistic sacrifice in a Blaze of Glory. DeSoto excelled at creating covers that iconically captured the fear, terror and danger which were the calling cards of the menace pulp titles of the Art Deco era.

Framed View
Framed View
Frame corner profile detail
Frame corner profile detail

Painting is handsomely framed and in a fine state of conservation.

Blaze of Glory

Artist: Rafael Desoto
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, fantasy, halloween, magazine cover, original illustration art, pulp, Rafael DeSoto, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: November 4, 2015

 

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    Grapefruit Moon Gallery, based in Minneapolis MN, specializes in vintage pin up and original illustration art.  We are the proud home of the Bunny Yeager archives.

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