STAR WARS ORIGINAL PRE-PRODUCTION ART SET(REBEL & IMPERIAL SHIPS OUTLINE, FIRST TIE FIGHTER & DEATH STAR DESIGNS)

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  One set of two 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. The first of the two pages included in this lot is a sheet of yellow ledger paper that outlines initial ideas for the principal ships featured in "Star Wars": Rebel Fighter Craft, Imperial Fighter, Rebel Blockade Runner, and “Pirate Ship." Three style of ships are listed under Rebel Fighter Craft: the RF-1 (Dart), the RF-2 (Stingray), and the RF-3 (WWII Torpedo Fighter). The RF-1 is the design that would ultimately be known as the X-Wing Fighter (which, according to Cantwell, he named as well). The one example of the Imperial Fighter, the I-111 (Finned Sausage and also referenced as the “Stainless Steel Rat”), resembles the Tie Fighter, though with an elongated center section as opposed to the “ball” center that Cantwell ultimately designed in his three-dimensional prototype model. The second of the two pages included in this lot is a sheet that has illustrations on both sides. One side features the first detailed illustration of what would become the Tie Fighter, though with an elongated center section with a single pilot ball cockpit on the end. The wings closely resemble Cantwell’s prototype model. The reverse side of the second page features early detail sketches of the Death Star (two representations). The trench, which was an idea proposed to Lucas by Cantwell, is clearly seen in these drawings. 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

  14 by 9 inches

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