Unfortunately, Tim Hildebrandt passed away in 2006. While Greg Hildebrandt continues to paint every day--his love of art has never waned--there can never be a new Brothers Hildebrandt piece. These paintings are all that remain
Artists Information
Tim Hildebrandt was one half of the artist duo the Brothers Hilderbrandt who are famously known for their work on the early theatrical posters for Star Wars and their Lord of the Rings calendar illustrations. The Brothers Hilderbrandt's other notable works include the concept poster for Young Frankenstein, Magic: The Gathering and Harry Potter illustrations.
Greg Hilderbrandt was an American painter who, with twin brother Tim collectively worked on numerous comic books, movie posters and trading cards for many years until Tim's unfortunate passing in 2006, including The Lord of the Rings calendar illustrations, Star Wars movie posters and Magic the Gathering trading cards. Individually, Greg contributed to the art for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's albums and concert merchandise. He also provided the cover art for Black Sabbath's 1981 Mob Rules album, He started his American Beauties pinup art in 1999. In 2019, it was announced that Greg would provide cover art for a new series of Star Trek comics, Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing. This was the first time that Greg had worked on the Star Trek franchise. Greg passed on October 31, 2024, at the age of 85.