Norman Saunders original Ace paperback painting!

Original artwork by Norman Saunders for Ace Book D-17, Shakedown, by Roney Scott (William Campbell Gault) (1953). 
The paperback is a First Printing.  A dramatic image of a beautiful woman, with two men fighting in the foreground. The
artwork image shown is the full painting, which was edited for the book cover.  Prolific artist Saunders is perhaps best
known for his pulp paperback covers and the original 1960s Topps trading card series Mars Attacks.  According to
Saunders' son, David, an accomplished artist himself, the female model who posed for the painting, Ellene Politis, is
actually his mother, who married the artist.

Original Saunders paintings are exceptionally scarce.  Painting is professionally double-matted and framed, with a visible
area of 15"x18", and signed by the artist.

Book included with painting!

Shipping includes professional crating.  Please call or email for more details.

We apologize for the mediocre photographs -- we did not want to remove the protective plastic, which is very reflective. 
Note that the horizontal line in the second image of the painting is an artifact of the plastic, not a line on the artwork itself.