A hand-painted original artwork of Galadriel by acclaimed fantasy artist Rebecca Guay, best known for her extensive and influential work on Magic: The Gathering. Created for Decipher’s The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game, the painting is the original artwork used to create the published Galadriel card image.
Unlike the vast majority of modern trading card artwork, which exists only digitally, this piece survives as the physical painting behind the finished card. Guay’s traditional works for The Lord of the Rings represent a particularly small body of original paintings, with few examples becoming available to private collectors.
Guay is one of the most recognisable traditional artists associated with Magic: The Gathering, with a career spanning some of the game’s most celebrated illustrated cards. Her work is known for its distinctive painterly quality, delicate use of colour and ethereal approach to fantasy characters - qualities particularly suited to Galadriel, Lady of Lórien.
As both an original Rebecca Guay painting and the source artwork for an officially published Lord of the Rings trading card, the piece sits at the intersection of Tolkien collecting, original fantasy illustration and trading card history.
Title: Galadriel
Series: The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game
Publisher: Decipher
Artist: Rebecca Guay
Character: Galadriel, Lady of Lórien
Type: Original published trading card artwork
Medium: Original hand-painted artwork on board
Provenance: Original artwork by Rebecca Guay, created for and published in Decipher’s The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game
Authentication: ORIOGI オリオギ certified. Includes Certificate of Authenticity.
Condition: Excellent - minor handling and artist/studio wear consistent with original production artwork.
