Above: Framed View of oil in original gesso wood carved frame

Above: Complete Mint Copy of Real Detective May 1932 Included in Sale

Above: The artists signature

A rare surviving Detective Pulp cover illustration of a hard boiled New York City policeman with a drawn gun. A defining cover for the May 1932 issue of Real Detective, illustrating the interior story “Pay or Die! The Menace of the Kidnapping Terrorists.” Artwork by Alec Redmond signed lower right. Oil on stretched canvas retains original gesso painted wood frame. A copy of the printed complete magazine is included in the sale.

Above: Detail of not to be menaced NYPD Blue