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I have not had the good fortune to be published, so take this suggestion with a grain of salt.
The publisher has to pay the artist regardless of whether they decide to use the cover that artist created. That means they've paid twice now for cover art.
If the excellent suggestions about how to you and your agent can approach the publisher in tandem to try to get this cover changed don't work, and you're really desperate, maybe ask the publisher if they will accept a different cover image provided you pay the artist out of your own pocket, and the publisher has the right to refuse it.
That way, it doesn't cost them a dime to consider the possibility of changing the cover image.
Unlike some of the commenters here, I think if you're that unhappy with the proposed artwork, you should do everything you can to get a better cover provided you don't alienate the publisher in the process--you do want to keep that relationship healthy.
Best of luck with this. I really feel for your plight.
The publisher has to pay the artist regardless of whether they decide to use the cover that artist created. That means they've paid twice now for cover art.
If the excellent suggestions about how to you and your agent can approach the publisher in tandem to try to get this cover changed don't work, and you're really desperate, maybe ask the publisher if they will accept a different cover image provided you pay the artist out of your own pocket, and the publisher has the right to refuse it.
That way, it doesn't cost them a dime to consider the possibility of changing the cover image.
Unlike some of the commenters here, I think if you're that unhappy with the proposed artwork, you should do everything you can to get a better cover provided you don't alienate the publisher in the process--you do want to keep that relationship healthy.
Best of luck with this. I really feel for your plight.