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Hannes Bok was a writer and artist who illustrated cover art for magazines and book jackets. He illustrated covers and composed stories for science fiction magazine, Weird Tales, for over 15 years. Ray Bradbury is credited with helping launch Bok’s art career by taking him to the Science Fiction Convention and introducing him to publishers.
Nate D. Sanders Auctions sold a Hannes Bok painting for $10,000. Please see item details below:
Hannes Bok Art From the Personal Collection of Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury personally owned art by early sci-fi fanzine artist Hannes Bok, whose career he launched. An outspoken admirer of Bok’s art, Bradbury actively promoted Bok at the first WorldCon (World Science Fiction Convention) in 1939, and ”Weird Tales” magazine picked up the unknown artist. Painting depicts a transparent queen chess piece being moved by a human hand, contrasting sharply with the dark background, in which a desert scape is visible with mountains on the horizon and nude men running through the scene. Acrylic on illustration board painting is unsigned. Matted and framed to an overall size of 15” x 21.5”. Near fine. With a COA from the Ray Bradbury estate. Sold for $10,000.
We also sold the following Hannes Bok pieces:
Hannes Bok Art From the Personal Collection of Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury personally owned art by early sci-fi fanzine artist Hannes Bok. Bradbury helped launch the career of Bok by promoting him at the first World Science Fiction Convention, where “Weird Tales” magazine picked up the unknown artist. Art depicts a woman in a red dress on a verdant hill being encircled by a vine. Figure and greenery contrast sharply with black background, characteristic of Bok. Hand-colored block print is signed “Hans Bok” at lower left. Matted and framed to an overall size of 15.5″ x 18.25″. Near fine. With a COA from the Ray Bradbury estate. Sold for $1,250.
Pair of Hannes Bok Drawings From the Personal Collection of Ray Bradbury — Studies for Bok’s Well-Known Piece “Woman Dancing”
Ray Bradbury personally owned art by early sci-fi fanzine artist Hannes Bok, whose career Bradbury helped launch. Bradbury and Bok became acquainted in 1937; an outspoken admirer of Bok’s art, Bradbury actively promoted him at the first World Science Fiction Convention, and “Weird Tales” magazine picked up the unknown artist. Pair of graphite and ink drawings of a nude female figure in flowing robes are studies for Bok’s drawing titled, “Woman Dancing”, which sold in 2011 for $3,884. Both pieces are matted and framed to an overall size of 10.25″ x 13.5″. Near fine. With a COA from the Ray Bradbury estate.
FREE VALUATION. To buy, auction, sell or consign your Hannes Bok art that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).