Chris Foss (British, born 1946): City Gates Original Artwork Used For The Cover Of Isaac Asimov's 'Earth Is Room Enough',

circa 1984,

Footnotes

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist in 1984.

"Earth Is Room Enough. Earth is where the action is and each tomorrow unleashes new discoveries"
- from the back cover of the 1957 first edition of Earth Is Room Enough

This artwork, depicting a gargantuan craft looming over a dilapidated urban scene, was used as the front cover image for the 1980s Grafton paperback edition of Earth is Room Enough. Isaac Asimov's revered anthology of Science Fiction short stories. Asimov's compilation comprises fifteen works written between 1951 and 1957, and consolidated his reputation as one of the great Science Fiction writers of the 20th century, together with Arthur C Clarke and Robert A Heinlein.

Chris Foss is a prolific artist with book cover artworks used for prominent authors including Asimov, Clarke, and Philip K Dick. His acrylic and airbrushing techniques, which he first used in the 1960s, are used here to create highly detailed and immersive landscapes. His contributions to Science Fiction films include Jodorowsky's Dune, Flash Gordon, and more recently Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy.