Hildebrandt, Greg - GREG HILDEBRANDT'S SKULLMANE BAKU Painting
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SOLD ON: Monday, 09/11/2017 12:28 PM
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PUBLISHER: Wizards of the Coast
COMMENTS: Greg Hildebrandt acrylic on board; 11.5" x 14"
Painting for Card # 83/165 of the Magic Betrayers Of Kamigawa Edition card set
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Painting for Card # 83/165 of the Magic Betrayers Of Kamigawa Edition card set
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Greg Hildebrandt acrylic on board; 11.5" x 14"
Painting for Card # 83/165 of the Magic Betrayers Of Kamigawa Edition card setCreated by Greg Hildebrandt in April 2004
In May of 2003 my brother Tim had a stroke. Fully hoping he would recover fully and paint with me again I made certain business decisions to protect him. My first decision was to not make the industry aware of Tim's stroke. The second decision was to paint certain Magic cards and credit Tim on the cards. My intention was to keep his name in front of our fans, and to give him time to recover and come back to work. Unfortunately he never did come back to work.
This painting is one of those pieces that I painted and gave Tim the credit on the printed Magic card. It was my way of helping my twin brother.
Greg Hildebrandt
When sold, this painting will be signed by Greg Hildebrandt only.
Artist Information
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.
Painting for Card # 83/165 of the Magic Betrayers Of Kamigawa Edition card setCreated by Greg Hildebrandt in April 2004
In May of 2003 my brother Tim had a stroke. Fully hoping he would recover fully and paint with me again I made certain business decisions to protect him. My first decision was to not make the industry aware of Tim's stroke. The second decision was to paint certain Magic cards and credit Tim on the cards. My intention was to keep his name in front of our fans, and to give him time to recover and come back to work. Unfortunately he never did come back to work.
This painting is one of those pieces that I painted and gave Tim the credit on the printed Magic card. It was my way of helping my twin brother.
Greg Hildebrandt
When sold, this painting will be signed by Greg Hildebrandt only.
Artist Information
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.