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Mort KünstlerBattle Scene At Sea World War II . Dead Soldiers and Blood Red Sea1964
1964
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The artist invents and then captures a moment of a peak drama with soldiers being shot and bombs exploding. It's beautifully rendered.
This work was published as a two-page spread in Stag magazine for the True Book Bonus interior story, "Ranger Andy MacCloud's Do or Die Mission" by W.J. Saber, April 1964, pp. 20-21.
Seal Off the Nazis at Antwerp Harbor, Stag magazine, True Book Bonus story illustration, April 1964
Signed lower left
Signed, titled, dated and inscribed verso
The work looks much better in person.
unframed.
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- Creation Year:1964
- Dimensions:Height: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)Width: 25.5 in (64.77 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU38535221331
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