Gervasio Gallardo

Gervasio Gallardo (born June 5, 1934) is a Spanish artist and illustrator. He has produced numerous of surreal paintings and book covers, for many science-fiction and fantasy authors.

Gervasio Gallardo
Born
Gervasio Gallardo Villasenor

(1934-06-05) June 5, 1934
Barcelona, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Known forpainting

Biography

Born at Barcelona, Gallardo studied in Spain, working for several Spanish advertising agencies, before moving to Munich, Germany in 1959. The next four years he spent working for the Delpire Agency in Paris, before travelling to the United States in 1963. Here he met Frank and Jeff Lavaty, who represent his work to this day.

In 1969, he was commissioned by Ballantine Books to create cover art for their Ballantine Adult Fantasy series. He went on to be the most prolific of their cover artists, creating a total of twenty-nine. Since then, he has created at least eighteen covers for other authors, including producing all of the artwork for his own release: The Fantastic World of Gervasio Gallardo. Eventually Gallardo returned to Barcelona to set up a studio. In 1977, 1978 and 1979 Gervasio Gallardo was represented at the International Art Fair of Basel by Sala Gaudí art gallery,[1] where he exhibited individually in 1976 and 1978 [2] and which today has a large part of his work.[3]

Gallardo has won numerous awards within Europe and the United States, and has exhibited his work in Paris, Barcelona, and the United States.

Works

Gallardo's covers include works by:

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gollark: Excellent. Soon my revenge can begin.
gollark: Mod ßuggestion: Psi and Computronics.
gollark: How come there's keepinventory and /home but not /back?
gollark: Excellent.

References
  1. http://www.gaudifondarte.com/p/gervasio-gallardo-bio.html
  2. http://www.gaudifondarte.com/p/gervasio-gallardo-bio.html
  3. http://www.gaudifondarte.com/2017/12/gervasio-gallardo-pintura-surrealista.html
  • Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series at Nightfall Books - Supernatural, Horror, and Fantasy Fiction Prismatrix, Inc.
  • Ballantine Adult Fantasy skwishmi.com
  • Is It Too Early for Some Grand Marnier? Mark D. Ruffner, November 5, 2010.
  • Gervasio Gallardo: Painting Wendy Campbell, April 16, 2010 cites The Fantastic World of Gervasio Gallardo Gervasio Gallardo, Bantam, Paperback. ISBN 978-0-553-01037-4.
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