Fear is the Key - Renato Fratini, FRAMED original artwork, 1967 Type:Original Artwork The “pulpiest” of all pulp

The “pulpiest” of all pulp fiction writers

Although this is classic pulp styling

Johnson created this at a scale suitable for a gallery setting

This piece was commissioned by Hodder & Stoughton for a series of novels by Leslie Charteris

Designs similar to Lange's work would appear in actual NASA space missions over the following decades

Fear is the Key - Renato Fratini, FRAMED original artwork, 1967 Type:Original Artwork The “pulpiest” of all pulp1967, 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