Drizzt Do’Urden original art by Tyler Jacobson makes Magic: The Gathering art history!
Tyler Jacobson’s original Drizzt Do’Urden art from the upcoming Magic: The Gathering crossover set, Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms makes history today after it was sold in an auction for $155,000.
Drizzt Do’Urden by Tyler Jacobson is a 24 x 30 work done in oils on cradled masonite, and the auction was launched on Thursday, May 20, 2021 by Mark Aronowitz on the MTG Art Market group, with a starting bid of $10,000, with $100 minimum bid increases. The original art features Drizzt, the iconic Dungeons & Dragons drow elf hero and his feline companion, Guenhwyvar. It was commissioned for the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms set by Wizards of the Coast with art director Zack Stella. The art was sold with a final bid of $155,000 to a private collector, the largest amount ever for an MTG or D&D artwork.
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is the first-ever crossover set between Wizards of the Coast’s two major franchises. The set replaces the yearly MTG core set this year, and there will be 4 brand new preconstructed Commander decks that will be released with the main set. Drizzt Do’Urden is one of the first batch of cards revealed for the upcoming set last week.
About the Artist
Tyler Jacobson graduated from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco in 2009 with an MFA in Illustration. After he graduated, he began working for Wizards of the Coast and was approached by Richard Solomon in New York City for representation.
Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is set to release for tabletop worldwide on July 23, 2021. It’s also set to release on Magic: The Gathering Arena and Magic Online a week earlier. The Adventures in the Forgotten Realms products are now available for preorder.
