Cover illustration commissioned by Corgi Crime for the Mickey Spillane novel published in 1967. 'The Deep' was first published in 1961.

The “pulpiest” of all pulp fiction writers, Spillane clearly hit on a formula that worked.  His books have sold more than 225 million copies worldwide and seven of his books feature in the 15 bestselling books of all time in America.  Eye-catching cover illustrations were critical to the sales strategy of moving large quantities of books off shelves quickly and, as a result, illustrators had extraordinary impact. 

Lever Gallery Print - paper size 59.5 cm X 42 cm 

A high quality Giclée print on 100% Rag ‘Hahnemühle’ 308gsm Fine Art Paper, using archival pigmented inks.

The print was created using a professional ultra high-resolution, colour adjusted scan of the original artwork.

Created from an original work; Renato Fratini, 1967, gouache on board