First Hal Foster Prince Valiant panel, 1937
Last Prince Valiant panels to be written and illustrated by Hal Foster, 1971
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Page 1788
Hal Foster's art meant a lot of things to a lot of people. Each panel of his seventeen hundred and eighty eight Prince Valiant pages was a work of art. Somewhere along the way here I'm going to start posting some of his individual panels, in full resolution, for close-up examination of his greatness. In the meantime, here is his first and his last of his Prince Valiant saga.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
5 comments:
I very much look forward to your analysis! Unfortunately, I didn't become aware of Foster until shortly after he'd retired from Prince Valiant.
I find that it really makes a difference when I look at a Foster panel close up, seeing lines that go unnoticed otherwise. Even the color ben-day dots take on a certain dimension that helps to create atmosphere.
I'm going to try to get in really close for these posts in particular.
I have been reading and enjoying the artistry of Hal's work for nearly 55 years. Even I was startled to see the subtle images in his last page published and wonder if he was just having fun or had a message. The ape like face in the boulder of panel 2. The boulder tortise and the "buried head" bowing figure on the left; the woman's torso and eagle head on the right. Fascinating. A brilliant illustrator.
I have a full page limited edition of the last Prince Valiant drawn by Hal Foster framed any idea what it might be worth?
From my understanding, as a print, it might be worth what you paid for it, but otherwise probably not much more than that.
Post a Comment