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    • PAUL BACON (1923-2015) "The Bourne Supremacy."
      Dec. 15, 2022

      PAUL BACON (1923-2015) "The Bourne Supremacy."

      Est: $500 - $750

      PAUL BACON (1923-2015) "The Bourne Supremacy." Cover Art for the bestselling spy novel The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum (New York: Random House, 1986). Mixed media on paper. 83 mm; 3 1/4 inches, tondo; matted and framed to 13x13 inches. Signed "Paul Bacon" in pencil, in lower right margin beneath circular image. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Bacon's work is iconic though his name is not well known. He pioneered the distinctive book cover style known as the "big book look" where the use of minimal imagery and large point, bold lettering allowed the book to stand out on the shelves. Such famous titles include Joseph Heller's Catch-22, Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the original hardback cover for Jaws, and Phillip Roth's Portnoy's Complaint. He also worked on projects for the legendary Blue Note jazz label, designing covers for Thelonious Monk, Wes Montgomery, Dizzy Gillespie, and Chet Baker. By the end of his long career, he had created a staggering six and a half thousand book covers and over two hundred album covers.

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    • PAUL BACON (b. 1923): JACKET COVER FOR LEWIS MUMFORD BOOK
      Jan. 25, 2017

      PAUL BACON (b. 1923): JACKET COVER FOR LEWIS MUMFORD BOOK

      Est: $200 - $400

      PAUL BACON (b. 1923): JACKET COVER FOR LEWIS MUMFORD BOOK Ink on paperboard, c. 1979, signed ''Paul Bacon'' lower right, with various inscriptions in ink in the margin area. 10 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (sheet), 12 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (frame). Condition: Pale mat staining. Ink inscriptions in the margin area. Piece of masking tape at the lower edge. Two stickers and some surface soiling in the margin areas. Property of Wilkes University

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