H.P. LOVECRAFT FORMAL PORTRAIT IN STIPPLE INK PRINT by
Joe Wehrle, Jr. artist is being offered on ebay.
It states, "These two stipple portraits of H.P. Lovecraft by Joe Wehrle, Jr. In one, HPL is wearing spectacles and formal clothing. In the other, HPL's eyes are in deep shadow. Done in the stipple technique of one tiny dot or circle at a time, plus some cross-hatching in the background, the oval ink print measures 10 1/4" by 7 3/8" on a roughly 8 1/2" by 11" sheet.
"Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937), renowned as a writer of weird fiction, poetry, essays and creator of the Cthulhu Mythos, also did ghostwriting and and collaborated with other writers and wrote voluminous letters to Clark Ashton Smith and others. His works have inspired others to this day.
"Wehrle is noted for work in Galaxy and IF digest science fiction magazines, covers and interior illustrations in Arkham House and other Mirage Press books, illustrations for Burroughs-oriented journals and on a lighter note, the story and drawings in the Big Little Book Cauliflower Catnip.
"New condition photocopy with off-white oval mat. Please send any questions to: joe@wehrleportraits.com."
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