ARTIST REN WICKS DID THIS VERY UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ARTWORK DURING WORLD WAR II WHILE WORK FOR LOCKHEED. (SEE WRITE-UP BELOW LIFE MAGAZINE) THIS STUNNING AND RARE WWII REN WICKS PIECE WAS GIVEN TO ALL THE LOCKHEED EMPLOYEES THAT WORKED ON THE P-38. $950.00 FIRM
THIS WRITE-UP CAME FROM THE ASAA (AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AVIATION ARTISTS)
Ren Wicks
"Ren was a founder and twice-president of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles. His numerous awards include the Prestigious Life Achievement Award from SILA and the Art Directors Medal. He was a founder of the ASAA. Over 40 of his paintings are in the USAF Art Collection and many more in the NASA Collection. He completed a beautiful series of paintings of Martian landscapes and his series for Lockheed done in 40-'44 still rank among the best aviation ads ever produced."
- Nixon Galloway
THIS LIFE MAGAZINE FROM JUNE 8, 1942 COMES WITH THE REN WICKS FRAMED ART WORK. ON PAGE 72 IS THE VERY SAME ARTWORK THAT WAS AN ADVERTISEMENT FROM LOCKHEED.
LOCKHEEDS ADVERTISING ALSO CAME OUT IN "THE NEW YORKER" MAGAZINE OF JULY 4, 1942. THE NEXT 2 PIX ARE FROM "PRIVATE PILOT PRESENTS" AVIATION ART GALLERY. PAGE 75 IS A ARTICLE BY ANN L. COOPER TITLED " WORLD WAR II GAVE BIRTH TO A NEW ART GENRE". (EXCERTS TAKEN FROM ARTICLE) IN THE U.S. GRAPHICS WORLD OF 1940, SKILLED PAINTERS OF AIRPLANES WERE RARE AND, EXCEPT FOR A FEW FLEDGING AIRLINES, AIRCRAFT ILLUSTRATIONS WERE IN LIMITED DEMAND. LOCKHEED CAME OUT SWINGING WITH FULL-PAGE ADS IN MAJOR MAGAZINES LIKE LIFE, LOOK, COLLIERS, THE NEW YORKER AND THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. REN WICKS SAID, "ONE OF MY FIRST ASSIGNMENTS WAS TO ILLUSTRATE A LOCKHEED HUDSON BOMBER. THE P-38 WAS NOT FAR BEHIND. NEITHER ONE OF THESE MAGAZINES COMES WITH THE PRINT.
THE ARTIST IS JOHN D. FICKLEN,III THIS PRINT IS TITLED "MESSERSCHMITT Bf109G-6" LIMITED EDITION #644/950. THE ORGINAL SIGNATURES OF ERICH HARTMANN, GUNTHER RALL, ADOLF GALLAND, JOHANNES "MACKY" STEINHOFF & WALTER KRUPINSKI (A TOTAL OF 1104 VICTORIES FOR THESE WARRIORS). IT IS MUESUM MOUNTED WITH ACID FREE BACKING & MATTING. THE TOP MATT IS A GREEN THAT MATCHES THE GREEN ON THE Bf109 AND THE SECOND MATT IS A GOLD/YELLOW ALSO MATCHING THE GOLDISH COWLING, NUMBER 1 ETC. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL WOOD FRAME. $675.00 PRICE REDUCTION TO $500.00
WILLIAM "BILL" PHILLIPS BEAUTIFUL PIECE "HELLFIRE CORNER" LIMITED EDITION #390/1250 WITH 10 ACES SIGNATURES; ADOLF GALLAND, WALTER KRUPINSKI, GUNTHER RALL, JOHANNES STEINHOFF, FRANCIS S. GABRESKI, BRIAN KINGCOME, JOHNNIE JOHNSON, GEOFFREY PAGE, ROBERT-STANFORD TUCK & HUGH C. GODEFROY. THIS PRINT IS MUSEUM MOUNTED WITH ACID FREE BACKING & MATTING THE BLUE MATT MATCHES THE BLUE SKYS & THE ACCENT MATT IS BLACK. THIS PIECE HAS SOLD UNFRAMED FOR BETWEEN $700 TO $975 ON THE SECONDARY MARKET. THIS FRAMED PIECE IS PRICED AT $875.00 PRICE REDUCTION TO $675.00
ROBERT TAYLOR'S "EAGLES PREY" PRINT #471-1250. THE 71 IN 471 REPRESENTS THE NUMBER 71 EAGLE SQUADRON AS DEPICTED IN THIS PRINT. IT IS SIGNED BY; CARROLL "RED" McCOLPIN, DON BLAKESLEE, OSCAR COEN, JAMES GOODSON & READE TILLEY. THE FRAME IS A BLACK WOOD AND HAS A DARK BLUE ACID FREE MATT, IT IS MUSEUM MOUNTED WITH ACID FREE BACKING.
THIS FRAMED PIECE IS $425.00 PRICE REDUCTION TO $300.00
SOLD
ROBERT TAYLOR " HOSTILE SKY" EDITION #167/1250. SIGNED BY JOHN LOWELL, GERALD BROWN, ALFRED GRISLAWSKI & GUNTHER SCHACK. THIS PIECE IS BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED WITH A BLACK RIBBED WOOD WITH A LIGHT GREY IN THE RIBS, IT HAS A LIGHT BLUE ACID FREE MATTING & IS MUSEUM MOUNTED WITH ACID FREE BACKING.
THIS ARTWORK WAS PURCHASED FROM A COLLECTION THAT HAD BEEN STORED IN A WAREHOUSE AND HAS A MINOR/SMALL, BARELY VISIBLE LITTLE DIRT/DUST SPOT AT THE RIGHT OF THE SPITFIRE UPPER WING 2" TO THE RIGHT. THERE ARE 2 VERY SMALL SCRATCHES/NICKS 6 INCHS TO THE RIGHT OF THE SPIT'S NOSE. WHEN HUNG ON A WALL THEY ARE HARDLY VISIBLE. SEVERAL PICTURES OF THESE SPOTS ARE SHOWN BELOW. THIS PRINT IS ON THE SECONDARY MARKET AND THE ISSUE PRICE WAS $295.00 & IS SELLING NOW FOR $500 TO $695 UNFRAMED. THIS WOULD BE A GOOD GIFT FOR SOMEONE STARTING OFF IN COLLECTING ART WORK, ESPECIALLY WITH SIGNATURES THAT YOU JUST CAN'T GET ANYMORE......
PICTURES ARE SHOWN BELOW OF THE TWO AREAS, THE WHITE RING IN THE PICTURE IF THE REFLECTION OF MY CAMERA LENS.
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HONEST IN THE ARTWORK THAT I OFFER AND SELL & HAVE RETURNED ANY PAYMENTS TO A BUYER IF THEY ARE NOT HAPPY OR SATISFIED WITH ANY ITEM. THIS PIECE IS PRICED BASED ON THE SMALL & MINOR FLAWS. THIS FRAMED PIECE IS PRICED AT $425.00 PRICE REDUCTION TO $300.00
