STAR WARS ORIGINAL PRE-PRODUCTION ART SET (THE X-WING FIGHTER COLLECTION OF FOUR PAGES)

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  One set of four 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 all feature the X-Wing Fighter, which is a Cantwell design. The first page includes an illustration that is similar in style and perspective to one of the larger full-color illustrations offered separately in this auction. It shows the X-Wing Fighter from behind, in attack mode (wings in “X” formation). The outer half of each of the wings are colored red in colored pencil (as the final design seen in the film also feature red designs on the wings). The reverse side of the same illustration shows the X-Wing Fighter in four smaller profiles, all in attack formation. The second page includes incredibly detailed pencil illustrations of the rear of the X-Wing Fighter (engines and base of “X” formation) on one side. On the reverse side are additional illustrations of the X-Wing Fighter in flight as well as four different cockpit designs. The third page includes nine different views of the X-Wing Fighter, with wings open and closed, taking off, and different angles. The reverse side has a small light sketch of the X-Wing Fighter. The fourth page is one-sided only and shows the X-Wing fighter in flight mode (wings closed) and a reverse shot showing the “X” formation of the wings. 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 9 inches

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