Ted Nasmith

The Riddle Game

The Riddle Game

Media: Acrylic

Dimensions:
11 in × 11 in

This is an early example of my work, part of a number of acrylic works painted in the ’70s. It shows a tendency to treat the characters as more ‘cartoonish’ as I progressed towards a more comprehensive, realistic approach to Tolkien illustration.

J.R.R. Tolkien Gallery
One Morning Long Ago Goblin Gate The Spiders of Mirkwood Scouring the Mountain An Unexpected Morning Visit Gollum is _Defeated Eagles to the Rescue At Beorn's Hall The Arkenstone The Unexpected Party The Riddle Game Sketches and Studies  

More Tolkien illustrations:

The Silmarillion

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Two Towers

The Return of the King

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