Silver gelatin prints with overlaid paint of various fantastic scenes (stains to mounting boards and institutional notations not affecting images). Size of largest sheet 12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. Provenance: Forrest J. Ackerman (1916-2008), American editor, magazine publisher, and science fiction author; acquired by the present owner directly from Ackerman.

The friendship between Hugo Gernsback and Frank R. Paul stretched back to 1925, when Paul was commissioned to create the cover art for Gernsback's novel Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660. Throughout Paul's career he would remain fiercely loyal to Gernsback, following him from publication to publication and creating art for him at a lowered cost. The present illustrations were created for Gernsback's annual publication Forecast, which would feature numerous examples of Paul's artwork within its pages. Accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity dated 8 March 2004 and SIGNED BY FORREST J. ACKERMAN.