$7,500
One of eight pieces of original pre-production 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. This full-color mixed media (predominantly colored pencil) illustration features an early design of the Imperial Star Destroyer, as seen in the previous lot, though this piece depicts a space battle. 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 and three radar dish-like laser weapons affixed to the ends of those three pieces; two of these weapons are firing, destroying fighter craft. In the foreground is a floating, partially destroyed fighter craft. The design of these ships is similar to the Y-Wing craft, which Cantwell is credited as creating in model prototype form (as with the Imperial Star Destroyer). The smaller fighter craft provide an idea of scale. The backdrop on this piece is space (no planets). 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 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2014-12-05
