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My all-time favorite artist is Richard Powers, whose surreal book cover illustrations are instantly recognizable today. An extremely versatile stylist, he…

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SELF PORTRAIT. Richard M. Powers (1921-1996) brought fine art influences from abstraction and surrealism into science fiction illustration, where he was one of the dominant forces from the 1950s to the 1980s. He produced an estimated 1400 covers in almost all commercial genres, the vast bulk of them in science fiction. Surreal Books, Richard Powers, Sf Art, Magazine Illustration, Fantasy Artist, Artist Gallery, Retro Futurism, Sci Fi Art, Science Fiction Fantasy

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SELF PORTRAIT. Richard M. Powers (1921-1996) brought fine art influences from abstraction and surrealism into science fiction illustration, where he was one of the dominant forces from the 1950s to the 1980s. He produced an estimated 1400 covers in almost all commercial genres, the vast bulk of them in science fiction.

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Science Fiction Novels

Comic Book Covers

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Science Fiction Authors

Fantasy Book Covers

Classic Sci Fi Books

Favorite Authors

"Slan" by A.E. van Vogt (May 1961 Doubleday edition); cover by Richard M. Powers. Science Fiction Books, Comic Book Cover, Book Covers

Science Fiction Books

Comic Book Cover

"Slan" by A.E. van Vogt (May 1961 Doubleday edition); cover by Richard M. Powers.

"Three Times Infinity," edited by Leo Margulies (July 1963 Gold Medal Book edition); cover art by Richard M. Powers. Science Fiction Magazines, Science Fiction Art, Weird Fiction, Arte Tribal

Science Fiction Magazines

Science Fiction Art

"Three Times Infinity," edited by Leo Margulies (July 1963 Gold Medal Book edition); cover art by Richard M. Powers.

Another great Powers cover from the Golden Age of paperback illustrations. Fiction Novels, Philip Jose Farmer

Philip Jose Farmer

Another great Powers cover from the Golden Age of paperback illustrations.

"Tales from the White Heart" by Arthur C. Clarke (1957, Ballantine Books); cover art by Richard M. Powers. Pulp Fiction Book

Pulp Fiction Book

"Tales from the White Heart" by Arthur C. Clarke (1957, Ballantine Books); cover art by Richard M. Powers.

The Trouble Twisters, by Poul Anderson. Berkley Medallion, 1977 Cover art by Richard M. Powers. Science Fiction Adventure, Short Novels, Sci Fi Horror, Popular Science

Science Fiction Adventure

Popular Science

The Trouble Twisters, by Poul Anderson. Berkley Medallion, 1977 Cover art by Richard M. Powers.

Richard C. Meredith: At the narrow passage. Berkley Books 1975. Cover art by Richard M. Powers. Fantasy Novel, Sci Fi Fantasy, Management Books, Vintage Book Covers

Management Books

Vintage Book Covers

Richard C. Meredith: At the narrow passage. Berkley Books 1975. Cover art by Richard M. Powers.

Dan Morgan: Inside. Berkley Books 1974. Cover art by Richard M. Powers. Movies

Dan Morgan: Inside. Berkley Books 1974. Cover art by Richard M. Powers.

The Enemy Stars, by Poul Anderson Berkley G289, 1959 Cover art by Richard M. Powers Cover Artwork

The Enemy Stars, by Poul Anderson Berkley G289, 1959 Cover art by Richard M. Powers

The Wind from Nowhere, by J. G. Ballard Berkley F1198, 1966 Cover art by Richard M. Powers Horror Fiction, Pulp Novels

The Wind from Nowhere, by J. G. Ballard Berkley F1198, 1966 Cover art by Richard M. Powers

Alternating Currents, by Frederik Pohl Ballantine 130, 1956 PBO Cover art by Richard M. Powers Magazine Art, Magazine Covers

Magazine Covers

Alternating Currents, by Frederik Pohl Ballantine 130, 1956 PBO Cover art by Richard M. Powers

The 27th Day, by John Mantley Crest s209, 1958 Cover art by Richard M. Powers Very poor printing on these covers, with the colors badly out of register. I thought it might be worth seeing anyway. Record Album, Crest, Poor

The 27th Day, by John Mantley Crest s209, 1958 Cover art by Richard M. Powers Very poor printing on these covers, with the colors badly out of register. I thought it might be worth seeing anyway.

Beyond Fantasy Fiction Volume 1 No. 1, July 1953 Cover art by Richard M. Powers Arte Dark Souls, Fantasy Fiction, Retro Comic

Arte Dark Souls

Fantasy Fiction

Beyond Fantasy Fiction Volume 1 No. 1, July 1953 Cover art by Richard M. Powers

Cover art by Richard Powers. Science Fiction, Comic Covers, Henry Jackson

Science Fiction

Cover art by Richard Powers.

Richard Powers. From the artist's SpaceTimeWarp portfolio. Out Of This World, Frightening, Cover Art, Stylized, Illustrators

Out Of This World

Richard Powers. From the artist's SpaceTimeWarp portfolio.

Andy Partridge of XTC and Dukes Of Stratosphere fame. One of his latest musical works, simply called Powers. It’s music based on the sci fi book cover art of Richard M Powers, and is all spooky electronics and doomy noise. Brilliantly made, it could be classic early 60s lost in space stuff but was made last year in a shed in Swindon. Comes in a lovely book like cover too. This is inspiring on many levels. Book Cover Design, Power Star, Album Covers, Environment Concept Art

Book Cover Design

Environment Concept Art

Andy Partridge of XTC and Dukes Of Stratosphere fame. One of his latest musical works, simply called Powers. It’s music based on the sci fi book cover art of Richard M Powers, and is all spooky electronics and doomy noise. Brilliantly made, it could be classic early 60s lost in space stuff but was made last year in a shed in Swindon. Comes in a lovely book like cover too. This is inspiring on many levels.

Spacetimewarp Portfolio Richard M Powers SF art 16 COLOR prints 11x13.5 inches. Metamorphic, Gorman, Childrens Books

Childrens Books

Spacetimewarp Portfolio Richard M Powers SF art 16 COLOR prints 11x13.5 inches.

Spacetimewarp Portfolio Richard M Powers Lullabies

Spacetimewarp Portfolio Richard M Powers

Richard Powers: Alien Landscape. Original artwork created 1980s- early 90s, a beauty of a collage and acrylic abstract surreal landscape in muted to intense shades of brown - beige - black. This is a terrific example, nicely sized 19" x 33" on masonite. Very representative of Powers' trademark style. Illustration Art, 70s Sci Fi Art, Fantasy Landscape

Illustration Art

Fantasy Landscape

Richard Powers: Alien Landscape. Original artwork created 1980s- early 90s, a beauty of a collage and acrylic abstract surreal landscape in muted to intense shades of brown - beige - black. This is a terrific example, nicely sized 19" x 33" on masonite. Very representative of Powers' trademark style.

Richard Powers: Otherworld Nude in the Garden. Original artwork created 1980s, abstract design in ink wash and acrylics on heavy watercolor paper, 19" x 25" unsigned. The nude is lying on her side, towards the viewer, twisted so that her torso and face are tilted up and back. Ink Wash, Acrylics, Watercolor Paper, Surrealism

Watercolor Paper

Richard Powers: Otherworld Nude in the Garden. Original artwork created 1980s, abstract design in ink wash and acrylics on heavy watercolor paper, 19" x 25" unsigned. The nude is lying on her side, towards the viewer, twisted so that her torso and face are tilted up and back.

Richard Powers: Man on a Swing. Original artwork created 1980s, with all the earmarks of being either a cover or possible alternate cover prepared for a book jacket commission, title unknown, but signed "Powers" bottom left [if you recognize the image, let me know!] The artwork is 20" x 19" in acrylics on Illustration Board. Fantasy Illustration, Original Artwork

Fantasy Illustration

Original Artwork

Richard Powers: Man on a Swing. Original artwork created 1980s, with all the earmarks of being either a cover or possible alternate cover prepared for a book jacket commission, title unknown, but signed "Powers" bottom left [if you recognize the image, let me know!] The artwork is 20" x 19" in acrylics on Illustration Board.

Notable for the way transparent, disembodied molecular shapes with ambiguous meaning suggest the building blocks of living matter, Richard Powers worked in a '"dreamscape" style reminiscent of Surrealist art. His ground-breaking science fiction work brought a metaphysical reality to commercial illustration, garnering him admiration and many imitators. Molecular Shapes, Science Fiction Artwork, Transformers Art, Pulp Art

Molecular Shapes

Science Fiction Artwork

Transformers Art

Notable for the way transparent, disembodied molecular shapes with ambiguous meaning suggest the building blocks of living matter, Richard Powers worked in a '"dreamscape" style reminiscent of Surrealist art. His ground-breaking science fiction work brought a metaphysical reality to commercial illustration, garnering him admiration and many imitators.

fFlar Enslaved: Darkest Period in the City's History. Powers Portfolio Original jacket art created for the book title "The Ugly Swan" Scifi Fantasy Art, Psychedelic Space, Japanese Monster

Scifi Fantasy Art

Psychedelic Space

Japanese Monster

fFlar Enslaved: Darkest Period in the City's History. Powers Portfolio Original jacket art created for the book title "The Ugly Swan"