I have an extensive collection of the original artwork of Angus McBride. The pieces range from the early '80s to currently produced work. I currently conceive and design books for Concord Publications ('Ancient Celts', 'Barbarians', 'Ancient Armies' and the coming 'Age of the Crusades'), which feature the artwork of Mr. McBride, and for several years, there were various times that I acted as a business agent for Angus in North America.
For more than fifteen years I have built my own collection and have been a sort of clearing-house for American collectors, brokering trades and deals between them. McBride collectors tend to be a passionate lot. As art is such a subjective thing, I can say that I have constantly found great satisfaction in seeing two McBride collectors become even happier than they were the day before a trade took place.
   There are several serious collectors of McBride's artwork here in California. There are seven collectors in northern California and one collector in southern California who account for more than 380 of McBride's original pieces (we believe it is most of his best work). And of the more than 80 pieces that McBride has produced for Concord Publications, only 1 of those paintings does not hang on a wall in California. We tend to be most interested in his historical subjects, but of the eight collectors mentioned, five of them own various fantasy/Middle Earth paintings by McBride which were produced for I.C.E. game company.

   Because there are so many original pieces located in California, it is a rare thing among California collectors when at least one trade or transaction does not take place on a weekly basis. We know that there are collectors scattered around the world. We are always trying to make contact with other collectors. We are always trying to, in the subjective sense, improve our own collections according to our personal interests regarding time period, subject etc. We are always open to hearing offers of trading/buying/selling. And because we have done so much trading amongst ourselves, we have come to think of the original pieces as the ultimate in "trading cards for grown-ups", albeit very, very large ones! Between us, someone almost always has at least one piece for sale.

   If you are a "McBride collector" and are interested in trading/buying/selling etc., please contact us by email. We shall try to add to and upgrade this site as time goes on.
                                                                                                                  Ken M.
 

Use of all painting images at this website are compliments of Concord Publications who are the copyright holders.

Images from top to bottom:
Sumarian army 2500 BC
Egyptian general Horemhab
Assyrian king 8th cent. BC
Ramesses II at Qadesh
Alexander in India