Viper Original Pinball Backglass Art Painting

Description

Trying to obtain Original Pinball Artwork is next to impossible to obtain. Most artists won't part with them and if they do, be prepared to spend big bucks. Here is the original painting of the Viper Pinball Backglass Art by Artist Morgan Weistling, who painted this one-of-a-kind pinball collectible piece with Acrylic paint on illustration board mounted on foam core. This is the original hand-painted artwork 26" by 32" from which all of the backglasses for the game were produced. This is a rare opportunity to be the owner of a one-of-a-kind piece of art. Please note this piece has some dinged corners but would be completly hidden if framed. If you have any questions about this piece please email me. Shipping outside of the USA will be determined at the close of the auction, depending on location of the buyer and method of shipping. Shipping charge will also include professional packaging and wrapping of this artwork to protect it from any damage in transit.
Wiestling also painted these other pinball backglasses in addition to the 1998 Viper Night Drivin'.
October 1994 Maverick
July 1995 Batman Forever
December 1996 Space Jam
March 1997 Star Wars Trilogy
June 1997 The Lost World Jurassic Park
September 1997 The X Files
December 1997 Starship Troopers
June 1998 Golden Cue
Morgan Weistling
Weistling is one of only a handful of young artists who have been successful in this highly competitive genres of commercial illustration. Weistling has created posters and other original art for Amblin/Universal Pictures, MGM, Orion, Miramax, Disney, and Warner Brothers, including Byrne's 'Into the West'. The Society of Illustrators has awarded him a Silver Medal and two Bronze Medals in the Society's entertainment category. In the collectibles field, the artwork for his 3-plate series to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the Star Wars premiere, published by Hamilton Mint and Lucasfilm Ltd. are now in the collection of George Lucas. Weistling's technical skills in capturing the warmth of human images is matched only by his realistic renderings of dramatic effects and popular media themes and characters.
Other Awards
2000 Patrons Choice award in the Masters of the American West show at the Autry Musuem
2001 Prix de West award at the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma. Morgan's painting, The Dance, is in the permanent musuem collection
2001 Nona Jean Hulsey Buyer's Choice Award at the Cowboy Hall of Fame's Prix de West
2002 Trustees Purchase Award from the Autry Museum . Morgan's painting, The Famiy Trade, is in the permanent museum collection.
2007 Patron's Choice Award and the Artist's Choice Award from the Autry National Heritage Museum for his painting "The Quilting Bee"
Here are some recent prices realized for some of his paintings.
Serenity sold for ,000 during the Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale at the Museum of the American West in Los Angeles.
Weistling’s award-winning painting The Quilting Bee had a reserve price of ,000 and sold for 2,000.