The Brothers Hildebrandt
The Brothers Hildebrandt were a duo of fantasy artists consisting of the twin brothers Greg Hildebrandt (January 23, 1939 - October 31, 2024) and Tim Hildebrandt (January 23, 1939 – June 11, 2006).
The brothers have been recognized artists in the world of Tolkien-inspired art. Other art includes the original poster art of Star Wars and over a hundred Marvel Masterpieces, including Swimsuit Specials.
They created reference photographs prior to painting many of their pieces and both preferred to work on Masonite rather than Canvas.
Until Tim's death, the twins painted together, or in shifts, dependent of the time they had for a piece of art. After a struggle with diabetes, Tim passed away on June 11, 2006.
The Lord of the Rings
After seeing a Tolkien calendar with Tim Kirk's art, they responded to a call for artists by Ballantine. Their art was well-liked, and they were commissioned to illustrate the 1976 Ballantine calendar.
More calendars followed: 1977, 1978 - and they sold a record one million calendars. They moved their scope to other large projects, but kept producing Tolkien artwork. In 2001, Greg and Tim Hildebrandt: The Tolkien Years was published by Greg's son, Gregory Jr. Following the release of this collection, Ballantine began to reissue their popular Tolkien Calendars starting in 2002.
Published artwork
- 1976 - Tolkien Calendar
- 1977 - Tolkien Calendar
- 1978 - Tolkien Calendar
- 1979 - The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt
- 1985 - From Tolkien to Oz (by William McGuire)
- 1992 - J.R.R. Tolkien: Architect of Middle-earth (by Daniel Grotta)
- 2001 - Greg and Tim Hildebrandt: The Tolkien Years
- 2002 - Tolkien Calendar
- 2003 - Postcard Calendar
- 2004 - Tolkien Calendar
- 2005 - Tolkien Calendar
- 2005 - Tolkien Calendar (mini)
- 2006 - Tolkien Calendar.
Awards
- 1992 - World Fantasy Award, Best Artist (Tim Hildebrandt).
Referencias
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