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Conan At Auction

Arnie Fenner

"Murilo saw that the barbarian had locked his legs about the ape-man's torso and was striving to maintain his position on the monster's back while he butchered it with his poniard. Thak, on the other hand, was striving to dislodge his clinging foe, to drag him around within reach of the giant fangs that gaped for his flesh." —from "Rogues in the House" by Robert E. Howard This Friday, September 12, 2025, Frank Frazetta's iconic…

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Rückenfigur

Lauren Panepinto

September 4, 2025 - I didn't know there was a word for this until recently, but of course there is, and of course it's German. Rückenfigur (literally "back-figure") is a compositional device in painting, graphic art, photography, and film. A person is seen from behind in the foreground of the image, contemplating the view before them, and is a means by which the viewer can identify with the image's figure and then recreate the space to be conveyed. (from Wikipedia) The textbook example of this is this image is Caspar David Friedrich's Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog: And in fact, I only heard the term Rückenfigur at all because there was just a Caspar David Friedrich exhibit at The Met. He loved this device and it shows up in his work a number of times:   Obviously Friedrich…

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  • Joel Fletcher on Conan At AuctionI have wondered about where that bright red rim light is coming from too. Artistic license for sure, but it works. The Heritage site sh…
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  • Arnie Fenner on Conan At AuctionIt definitely is a complicated story for sure, much more than anyone might guess. Eventually it'll get told.
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