Conan the Destroyer (painting)

Conan the Destroyer is a 1971 painting by Frank Frazetta. The painting depicts Conan the Barbarian in the act of swinging an axe with dead warriors around him. Conan the Destroyer is one of many Conan paintings and artwork done by Frazetta. It was inspired by Robert E. Howard's Conan character that is featured in books, comics and films.

Sold for $1.5 million

On July 23 2010, 'Conan the Destroyer’, sold for $1.5 million. It was bought by a private collector and is the highest paid of Frazetta's paintings. It was sold 2 months after Frazetta passed away in May ^[1][2].

Film

There was a 1984 film of the same name starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was released on June 29, 1984 and is a sequel to the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian.

References

1. ^ http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/ap-conan-painting-sold.html
2. ^ http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/99031794.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUt:aDyaEP:kD:aUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU^{[dead link]}

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