Focus on Egyptian Queen and discuss the Provenance.
Eerie #23 was published by Warren Publishing in September 1969 with Egyptian Queen on its cover. The magazine included a comic inspired by the painting, titled "Beyond Nefera's Tomb", with a script by Bill Parente and art by Ernie Colón. The comic is eight pages long and tells the story of a sorceress in ancient Egypt who tries to become immortal. Warren reused Egyptian Queen for the cover of Creepy #92 in 1977. The painting has appeared on the covers of paperback novels and music albums. It is the cover image of the art books The Fantastic Art of Frank Frazetta (1975) and Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta (2020).The original painting belonged to Frazetta's family until it was sold through Heritage Auctions on May 16, 2019. The buyer paid 5.4 million U.S. dollars, which set a new world record for a Frazetta painting and for original comic-book art sold at a public auction. The previous record for a Frazetta painting was held by Death Dealer 6 (1990), which sold for 1.79 million U.S. dollars in May 2018. Egyptian Queen also set a new record for the highest price for any item sold at Heritage Auctions. In June 2023, Frazetta's Dark Kingdom (1976) was sold for 6 million U.S. dollars, beating Egyptian Queen's previous record for fantasy art.
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