STAR WARS ORIGINAL PRE-PRODUCTION ART SET (DETAILED T-16 SKYHOPPER DRAWING AND FOUR ADDITIONAL PAGES)

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  One set of five pages of original pre-production sketch art created by Colin Cantwell for George Lucas in imagining the spaceships that might populate the Star Wars (20th Century, 1977) universe, circa 1974/1975. These sketch illustrations feature a variety of “Star Wars”-related imaginings, though the most important is a full-page rear view, highly detailed pencil illustration of the T-16 Skyhopper. Cantwell created the T-16 Skyhopper model that Luke Skywalker is seen playing with on Tatooine in Star Wars : A New Hope . The detailed pencil sketch found in this collection is the only fully realized illustration that was created prior to constructing the model. This lot includes additional artwork, among them the second page, which features what appears to be a number of different ship designs on one side and the center section and one wing of an X-Wing on the reverse side. The third page features a number of different conceptual sketches on the front and back. The fourth page includes a number of illustrations as well, including a larger ship at multiple angles that includes some notations and mathematical equations and the words ”ROYAL FLASH” and “FLASHMAN!” and other notes. The fifth page has been torn in half (with just half remaining) and one side has ship designs while the reverse shows two dual pilot cockpit designs that are rounded overall with arms protruding from the front. From the collection of Cantwell, who was among the first approached by Lucas to work on the original Star Wars film back in 1974. Cantwell was asked to head up ILM, but he did not want to be tied down to a long-term obligation at that time. Cantwell's most notable contribution was working closely with Lucas on the spaceship designs for Star Wars : A New Hope (now known as Episode IV). Cantwell is known as the creator of the first and original prototype models and designs of the X-Wing, Y-Wing, Tie Fighter, Star Destroyer, Death Star, Landspeeder, Sandcrawler, and Millennium Falcon as well as the T-16 Skyhopper that Luke Skywalker is seen playing with in the film. What has just recently been discovered is that in addition to the models, in pre-production discussions, Cantwell created illustrations of some of those same ships prior to creating the models as well as some sketches outlining how to create the three-dimensional models. These pages were saved in a collection of early sketchbooks and designs made back in 1974 and just resurfaced in 2014, 40 years later. This work represents the earliest of visualizations of the Star Wars universe, created by Cantwell for Lucas in realizing his vision.

  PROVENANCE From the Collection of Colin Cantwell

  Most, 11 by 8 1/2 inches

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