Fear is the Key - Renato Fratini, FRAMED original artwork, 1967 Type:Original Artwork Size approx 39 cm X

Size approx 39 cm X 56 cm

using archival pigmented inks

This piece was commissioned by Hodder & Stoughton for a series of novels by Leslie Charteris

Eye-catching cover illustrations were critical to the sales strategy of moving large quantities of books off shelves quickly and

Fear is the Key - Renato Fratini, FRAMED original artwork, 1967 Type:Original Artwork Size approx 39 cm X1967, acrylic on board, 40 cm wide x 34 cm tall Alistair MacLeans 1961 thriller was republished by Fontana Books in 1967. Fratini depicted the steel jungle oil platform setting of the novel on a choppy ocean. The story of revenge is expressed in the struggle of the couple in the foreground. The artwork is sold with an original Fear is the Key paperback that features the Fratini illustration. The original painting art board is approximately 40 cm wide