Queen - 'A Day at the Races' original ink and fine airbrushe...

Hammer

£21,000

Queen - 'A Day at the Races' original ink and fine airbrushed artwork for the album front cover, including the original penned linework on tracing paper; also the original airbrushed artwork for the credits panel for the album reverse, each piece bearing the original mount pin holes to the corners (3)

*All three pieces illustrated by David Costa for 'A Day at the Races’ in 1976, following his work on the 1975 album 'A Night at the Opera'. The original concept was imagined by Freddie Mercury / Queen with this being the final result that became the album cover

An incredibly rare piece of original fine artwork that became the iconic cover for Queen's fifth studio album 'A Day at the Races', released on 10th December 1976, the band's first completely self-produced album gaining platinum and gold certification globally

** The David Costa Collection