Lot 87375: De Soto, Rafael - New Detective, pulp cover

RAFAEL DE SOTO (American, 1904-1987) New Detective, pulp cover, January 1948 Oil on board 22.75 x 17.75 in. Signed lower left This illustration appeared on the cover of the pulp, New Detective, January 1948. It was also used on the cover of a British pulp, Detective Tales, May 1957. This piece was reproduced as figure 38 of The Great American Pin-Up by Charles G. Martignette and Louis K. Meisel, Taschen, 1996. From the Estate of Charles Martignette.