A Halloween special here, consisting of zero Halloween related material! Instead what we do have is an excellent selection of obscure(ish) French SF Illustration…
These images come via bxzzines.blogspot.com a blogger site maintained by “Clifford Brown” (an anonymous pseudonym) The focus is mainly on vintage soft erotic magazines and related material; however Clifford also blends the occasional SF & Fantasy Scan into the mix, and that’s where this set has come from…
Here’s a link to the full post with 30 or so large scans: http://bit.ly/aPjHlO there is some mild nudity on the site, hence the warning. Merci beaucoup à Pierre for originally pointing me in the right direction!
Top: I think this is a Moebius Illustration (or is it Enki Bilal?) as I’m unsure of the source I can’t confirm – If you do know the origin please post a comment…
2nd Top: No real info on this piece I’m afraid, I’m guessing it’s from the 60′s? – The creatures great anyway…
3rd Top: This is definitely the work of Philippe Caza, again I’m not sure of the exact source though it’s dated 1973. Caza really does possess a knack when it comes to Illustrating freaky looking monsters – out there! Check more of Philippe Caza here
Bottom: A slice of Psychedelic Sci-Fi and Surrealism dating from 1970, these paintings are part of a set composed by polish born but French based artist: Wojciech Siudmak – more of him here: http://www.siudmak.com/
Once again the link to the source: http://bit.ly/aPjHlO
All the images comes from Opta SF book collection CLA (except Caza’s)(http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_du_Livre_d%E2%80%99Anticipation). Illustrators made Cover interior double page and some interior images.
First one is a Moebius illustration for … could not find the book. Too bad. Never, never, Bilal could draw such a nice illustration. Moebius worked a lot for the collection and did some beautiful things.
Second one could be a young Druillet’s illustration but not sure at all.
Super!!!
It’s not really obscure as CLA –Club Du Livre D’Anticipation– was published for 23 years and it was one of the most prestigious collection of sci-fi in France. The entire collection is 127 volumes. The artist of the second illustration is Claude Auclair, a comic book artist.
fair enough Jerry – you know more than me
I guess I meant obscure to me, but then that’s much of the work I’ve posted on here… I’ll update the post with your notes… cheers!
Don’t say that… I learned SO MUCH on this blog!
great stuff! love the composition in the Philippe Caza illustration.
I just found out where the Caza’s illustration come from, it’s actually also from a CLA: LE MONDE DES PTAVVS by Larry Niven, 1974. Caza said his illustration is an homage to Kirby.
first picture is form Moebius
illustration to Robert Heinlein “The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress”
made 1975 for editor Opta
here the cover http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SSm_P2Lo8wg/TLpzu3GVXoI/AAAAAAAAENk/aFoVboeLchc/s1600/scan246.jpg
Second Picture, I dont know
third picture is from Phillip Caza
Illustration to Larry Niven “The World of Ptavvs”
here the cover http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SSm_P2Lo8wg/TLpxpYOik2I/AAAAAAAAEKc/K0ex1fM0B1E/s1600/scan141.jpg
made 1973 for editor Opta
fourth Picture is from Wojciech Siudmak
Michael, that scan of the cover from ‘The World of Ptavvs’ is pretty great.
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Love myself some Enki Bilal, thanks for sharing.
To complete the previous comments, Auclair’s illustration is on A.E. Van Vogt’s “Destination Univers / Au-delà du néant” book (1969) and Siudmak on the P.K. Dick volume (Le Maitre du Haut-Chateau & Dr Bloodmoney, 1970).
Thanks for your superb site Kieran !
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Hello !
If you are interested in CAZA’s work, please visit http://www.bdebookcaza.com
You can eBOOKS and paper books of his early work and even more recent.
I even translated it in English:
have a look and tell me what you think about:
http://www.bdebookcaza.com/en/
Thanks !