Fear is the Key - Renato Fratini, FRAMED original artwork, 1967 Signed print The original painting art board

The original painting art board is approximately 34 cm wide x 43 cm tall

the realistic light and dark of space and the slow movement of action in the film helped establish it as touchstone for most if not all 'space' films that were to follow over the coming decades

rather than drawing on an explicit moment or theme

Dennis Wheatley’s apocalyptic novel sets a personal story against a worldwide

acrylic on board & mixed media 3D in board

Fear is the Key - Renato Fratini, FRAMED original artwork, 1967 Signed print The original painting art board1967, acrylic on board, 40 cm wide x 34 cm tall Alistair MacLeans 1961 thriller was republished by Fontana Books in 1967. Fratini depicted the steel jungle oil platform setting of the novel on a choppy ocean. The story of revenge is expressed in the struggle of the couple in the foreground. The artwork is sold with an original Fear is the Key paperback that features the Fratini illustration. The original painting art board is approximately 40 cm wide