$2,813
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
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2014-12-05
