AMERICAN GODS
Here are the eleven original artworks created for the deluxe edition of American Gods, co-signed with Neil Gaiman and published by Suntup editions.
https://suntup.press/american-gods/
American Gods is as much a journey through contemporary America as it is a journey through the stories of all the nations that compose it. It's a journey through the history of the Fantastique and Fantasy. Fantastique and Fantasy that brings together folklore, myth, fairy tales, and all the great and small stories. It occurred to me to make this contemporary mythological story a visual journey through the history of fantastic art up to the works that have marked American culture more recently. This allowed me to borrow different styles, evoke different feelings, with different techniques and achieve a very great diversity of representations. Thus, among the illustrations, there is a tribute or a nod to Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Arnold Böcklin, Edward Robert Hughes, Gustave Doré, Grant Wood, Edward Hopper, Zdzisław Beksiński, Alfons Mucha, Vincent Van Gogh, and Ferdinand Keller.
Here's a link to the essay I wrote, at paul Suntup's request, recounting the creative process behind the illustrations:
https://suntup.press/news/american-gods-a-journey-into-illustration/
American Gods - Cover
AMERICAN GODS - COVER
This piece is priced at €7,500, framed, with shipping included. It is possible to pay in installments.
The unframed artwork can be purchased for €600 less, as the frame significantly increases shipping costs.
Mixed media: oil and gold leaf on Arches paper - 63,5 x 38,5 cm.
I am considering framing it with an antique frame, in the style of Orientalist paintings, but this will be decided in consultation with the collector who acquires it.
The estimated delivery date would be around spring-summer 2025, allowing time to finalize the framing and prepare the shipment.
American Gods - Cover is a tribute to the work of Gustave Klimt, inspired by the Viennese Secession.
American Gods - Frontispiece
THE FRONTISPIECE
This piece is priced at €7,500, framed, with shipping included. It is possible to pay in installments.
The unframed artwork can be purchased for €600 less, as the frame significantly increases shipping costs.
Mixed media: oil and gold leaf on Arches paper - 39,5 x 57,5 cm.
I am considering framing it with an antique frame, in the style of Orientalist paintings, but this will be decided in consultation with the collector who acquires it.
The estimated delivery date would be around spring-summer 2025, allowing time to finalize the framing and prepare the shipment.
The frontispiece of American Gods is a tribute to Nighthawks by the American painter Edward Hopper.
American Gods - Zorya
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ZORYA (SOLD)
This piece is priced at €8,500, framed, with shipping included. It is possible to pay in installments.
The unframed artwork can be purchased for €600 less, as the frame significantly increases shipping costs.
Mixed media: watercolor, pencil, pastel, and gold leaf on Arches paper - 38,2 x 55 cm.
I am considering framing it with an antique frame, in the style of Italian paintings, but this will be decided in consultation with the collector who acquires it.
The estimated delivery date would be around spring-summer 2025, allowing time to finalize the framing and prepare the shipment.
Zorya is a tribute to The Valkyrie's Vigil by Edward Robert Hughes. Hughes is one of my favorite Pre-Raphaelite painters, and I have long wanted to pay tribute to him.
American Gods - The Carousel
THE CAROUSEL (RESERVED)
This piece is priced at €11,500, framed, with shipping included. It is possible to pay in installments.
The unframed artwork can be purchased for €600 less, as the frame significantly increases shipping costs.
Mixed media: oil and gold leaf on Arches paper - 39 x 55 cm.
I created it using an old oil painting technique to capture the essence of Flemish paintings and miniatures.
The gilding work on the halo and wings has a slight relief, similar to that of Renaissance icons.
I am considering framing it with an antique frame, in the style of Flamish paintings, but this will be decided in consultation with the collector who acquires it.
The estimated delivery date would be around spring-summer 2025, allowing time to finalize the framing and prepare the shipment.
The Carousel is a tribute to The Fall of the Rebel Angels by the painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
American Gods - The Love of Bastet
THE LOVE OF BASTET
This piece is priced at €6,500, framed, with shipping included. It is possible to pay in installments.
The unframed artwork can be purchased for €600 less, as the frame significantly increases shipping costs.
Mixed media: oil and gold leaf on Arches paper - 38,3 x 55 cm.
I am considering framing it with an antique frame, in the style of German or Italian paintings, but this will be decided in consultation with the collector who acquires it.
The estimated delivery date would be around spring-summer 2025, allowing time to finalize the framing and prepare the shipment.
The Love of Bastet is a tribute to The Tomb of Böcklin by the Symbolist painter Ferdinand Keller. Keller is my favorite German Symbolist painter, and I found it interesting to place the love scene between Shadow and Bastet in the setting he created (Eros & Thanatos).
American Gods - Shadow's Dream
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SHADOW'S DREAM (SOLD)
Mixed media: watercolor, ink, pastel, and gold leaf on Arches paper - 38,2 x 55 cm.- 38,5 x 55 cm.
Shadow's Dream is a tribute to Alfons Mucha's Pater. Mucha is one of my favorite artists, and I have admired his Pater for many years.
American Gods - Lakeside
LAKESIDE
This piece is priced at €6,500, framed, with shipping included. It is possible to pay in installments.
The unframed artwork can be purchased for €600 less, as the frame significantly increases shipping costs.
Mixed media: oil and gold leaf on Arches paper - 39 x 55 cm. The faces are in relief and gilded with gold leaf.
I am considering framing it with an antique frame, in the style of German or Italian paintings, but this will be decided in consultation with the collector who acquires it.
The estimated delivery date would be around spring-summer 2025, allowing time to finalize the framing and prepare the shipment.
Lakeside is a tribute to The Isle of the Dead by Arnold Böcklin. I had wanted to pay tribute to the master of symbolism for a long time.
American Gods - The Chase
THE CHASE
This piece is priced at €5,500, framed, with shipping included. It is possible to pay in installments.
The unframed artwork can be purchased for €600 less, as the frame significantly increases shipping costs.
Mixed media: oil and gold leaf on Arches paper - 39 x 55,5 cm.
I am considering framing it with an antique frame, in the style Orientalist paintings, but this will be decided in consultation with the collector who acquires it.
The estimated delivery date would be around spring-summer 2025, allowing time to finalize the framing and prepare the shipment.
The Chase is a nod to Alfons Mucha's painting series The Slav Epic.
American Gods - Wandering Stars
WANDERING STARS
This piece is priced at €4,900, framed, with shipping included. It is possible to pay in installments.
The unframed artwork can be purchased for €600 less, as the frame significantly increases shipping costs.
Mixed media: oil, collage and gold leaf on paper - 39 x 55 cm.
I am considering framing it with an antique frame, in the style Orientalist paintings, but this will be decided in consultation with the collector who acquires it.
The estimated delivery date would be around spring-summer 2025, allowing time to finalize the framing and prepare the shipment.
Wandering Stars is a tribute to Van Gogh's painting The Starry Night.
American Gods - Yggdrasil
YGGDRASIL (RESERVED)
This piece is priced at €6,500, framed, with shipping included. It is possible to pay in installments.
The unframed artwork can be purchased for €600 less, as the frame significantly increases shipping costs.
Mixed media: oil and gold leaf on Arches paper - 38,9 x 55,2 cm.
I am considering framing it with an antique frame, in the style Orientalist paintings, but this will be decided in consultation with the collector who acquires it.
The estimated delivery date would be around spring-summer 2025, allowing time to finalize the framing and prepare the shipment.
Yggdrasil is a nod to American Gothic by the painter Grant Wood. I couldn't overlook this iconic painting in the history of American art.
American Gods - Battlefield
BATTLEFIELD
This piece is priced at €3,900, framed, with shipping included. It is possible to pay in installments.
The unframed artwork can be purchased for €600 less, as the frame significantly increases shipping costs.
Mixed media: oil and gold leaf on Arches paper - 38,8 x 55 cm.
I am considering framing it with an antique frame, in the style Orientalist paintings, but this will be decided in consultation with the collector who acquires it.
The estimated delivery date would be around spring-summer 2025, allowing time to finalize the framing and prepare the shipment.
Battlefield is a nod to Polish painter Zdzisław Beksiński.