Wilson McLean
Movie Poster Illustration for "American Pop" Ralph Bakshi, 1981
Acrylic on canvas
47 × 39 in / 119.4 × 99.1 cm
$ 28,000.00
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How do you squeeze a feature-length movie in to a painting? Ask the great Wilson McLean. McLean's consummate skill as a portrait artist, graphic designer and master of composition is...
How do you squeeze a feature-length movie in to a painting? Ask the
great Wilson McLean. McLean's consummate skill as a portrait artist,
graphic designer and master of composition is on full display in the
complex narrative work. This work contains more than 45 portraits
including those of Bette Midler, Jimi Hendrix, and Benny Goodman-esque
type characters. This is an epic painting to match the epic story,
featuring scores of historical figures in perfect costumes, each
displaying correct gestures.
During the 1970s and 1980s, McLean was a dominant force in American Illustration with his work gracing the covers...
Sports Illustrated, Time, The Saturday Evening Post, Look, Playboy, Book and Record Album Covers and others.
great Wilson McLean. McLean's consummate skill as a portrait artist,
graphic designer and master of composition is on full display in the
complex narrative work. This work contains more than 45 portraits
including those of Bette Midler, Jimi Hendrix, and Benny Goodman-esque
type characters. This is an epic painting to match the epic story,
featuring scores of historical figures in perfect costumes, each
displaying correct gestures.
During the 1970s and 1980s, McLean was a dominant force in American Illustration with his work gracing the covers...
Sports Illustrated, Time, The Saturday Evening Post, Look, Playboy, Book and Record Album Covers and others.