Comic Book Art Gallery
Maguire, Robert - Lake of Darkness - 1974 (Ace 46970)
Maguire, Robert - Lake of Darkness - 1974 (Ace 46970)
Oil on 1/8" Illustration Board
This is the original painting published as the cover to the paperback novel Lake of Darkness, written by Frances Cowen in 1974.
Features a gorgeous "Maguire Girl" from the mid-point of Maguire's career! Robert Maguire is one of the all-time greatest paperback cover artists, with his career spanning 50 years and covering the entire second half of the 20th century and is best known for having single-handedly popularized the idea of the Femme Fatale on numerous classic Crime Fiction paperback novel covers.
NOTE: The novel is shown for informational purposes only and is not included with the purchase of the painting.