This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/12/2021
Offered is a stunning original airbrush painting by noted artist Dave Willardson for Little Richard's 1972 LP Second Coming. The work, airbrushed guache on illustration board, is entitled “Beads Of Sweat,” and captures the legendary singer belting out one of his iconic songs, earning every droplet coming down his cheeks. Willardson has signed the artwork in the lower right corner. Since the 1980s, Dave Willardson has been a world-renown Disney artist, creating original works of characters from the Magic Kingdom pantheon. But starting in the mid-1960s, Willardson created more than 150 original paintings for album covers, some reaching iconic status, such as Richie Blackmore's Rainbow, the American Graffiti soundtrack LP and Motely Crue's Theatre of Pain. He also designed the famous Rolling Stone cover from the August 15, 1974 and created the original logo for the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie poster. Accompanying the artwork is a copy of the original LP. The painting measures 18 x 18 inches and is framed to a size of 24 x 24 inches. Near Mint to Mint condition.
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