Artwork Details Title: Batman & Robin by Tim Burton (May 1988) Artist: Tim Burton (All) Media Type: Colored Pencils Art Type: Illustration For Sale Status: FAMILY HEIRLOOM! Views: 15,721 Likes on CAF: 6 7 Favorited on CAF: 2 Comments: 21 Added to Site: 12/29/2007 Comic Art Archive:

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Although he'd done Pee Wee's Big Adventure and Beetlejuice, Burton really rose to A-list prominence when he helmed the 1989 Batman movie with Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson.



On that film he worked with production designer



During this time Tim and Anton became good friends, and for Anton's birthday Tim drew this Batman and Robin in colored pencil (May 6, 1988).



Source: This piece appeared on foreign eBay with a high price and no bidders. The seller was consigning it on behalf of the original owner, Mr. Furst's girlfriend, who included a letter explaining its history.



Months later, still regretting not pulling the trigger on the piece, I emailed the seller, the art was still around, and we worked something out.



Rare Find: This is probably the rarest thing I own. Tim's finished art is largely unavailable. He kept it all. In the late 2010s+ Heritage listed occasional pieces from his time working at Disney (monsters and such).



Fun Tidbit: In 2009 an exhibit of Tim Burton's artwork began touring at The Museum of Modern Art(MoMA), which drew over 800,000 people. This was the third largest turnout ever for a MoMA exhibit, behind only Picasso and Matisse. The show continues to travel the world, setting similar records everywhere. One of my absolute favorite pieces of art, a finished drawing from a true grail artist - the amazing Tim Burton! I don't think anyone draws quite like him:)Although he'd done Pee Wee's Big Adventure and Beetlejuice, Burton really rose to A-list prominence when he helmed the 1989 Batman movie with Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson.On that film he worked with production designer Anton Furst to create Gotham City, which won Furst an Academy Award for Art Direction/Set Design.During this time Tim and Anton became good friends, and for Anton's birthday Tim drew this Batman and Robin in colored pencil (May 6, 1988).This piece appeared on foreign eBay with a high price and no bidders. The seller was consigning it on behalf of the original owner, Mr. Furst's girlfriend, who included a letter explaining its history.Months later, still regretting not pulling the trigger on the piece, I emailed the seller, the art was still around, and we worked something out.This is probably the rarest thing I own. Tim's finished art is largely unavailable. He kept it all. In the late 2010s+ Heritage listed occasional pieces from his time working at Disney (monsters and such).In 2009 an exhibit of Tim Burton's artwork began touring at The Museum of Modern Art(MoMA), which drew over 800,000 people. This was the third largest turnout ever for a MoMA exhibit, behind only Picasso and Matisse. The show continues to travel the world, setting similar records everywhere. Social/Sharing Share this item on a blog/forum/website To share this item on your favorite blog, forum or website, just copy the html from the box below. Batman & Robin by Tim Burton (May 1988) Click Here to visit my Art Gallery on comicartfans.com! [ click to close ]

