Two Original Painting Artworks by Artist William Randell for the Dust Jacket of the Rex Stout - Nero Wolfe Novel - Homicide Trinity - Accompanied by a First Edition in Jacket of the Finished Book
1963 · London
by STOUT, REX & WILLIAM RANDELL
London: Crime Club / Collins, 1963. This painting on artboard was created by William Randell for the First British Edition of this classic Nero Wolfe mystery novel written by Rex Stout. The two paintings measure approximately 6 1/4 inches wide by 8 inches tall matted to 9 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches. Book is very good in dust jacket. The finished painting on the recto has a blue background. The final dust jacket combined the artwork of the finished piece but replaced the blue background with the brown background color of the earlier version. The dominant image of the dust jacket is a large devil’s pitchfork. (Inventory #: 15301J)