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THBSTAR WARS ORIGINAL PRE-PRODUCTION ART SET (IMPERIAL STAR DESTROYER COLLECTION OF 11 PAGES)
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One set of 11 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 an early design of the Imperial Star Destroyer. The base of the vessel shares the basic shape and design of the final version of the ship, though the control tower is fixed on the opposite end. This version is also more complex, with a second section protruding from the front and short wings on the side, as well as three radar dish-like laser weapons affixed to the ends of those three pieces. The first of the 11 pages in this set closely resembles one of the larger full-color illustrations offered separately in this auction. It appears to be in space battling smaller ships, with explosions and a partially destroyed smaller ship floating. There are also smaller, separate illustrations of armaments. The reverse side shows additional illustrations of this ship. Of the remaining 10 pages, six are one-sided only, and the remaining four have illustrations on both sides of each page. All feature this early Star Destroyer design, both artistically and schematically with mathematical equations, presumably to aid in model building. 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
11 by 8 1/2 inches
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