Original Drew Struzan Hand-Drawn Poster Comp

Sold Stock #58744 | Sold Jun 29 2016

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An original comp (comprehensive study) painting by famed artist Drew Struzan for the Back to the Future theatrical one-sheet. Comps are concept paintings that artist to complete to explore ideas or themes, before selecting a direction to proceed with for final artwork. Struzan completed comps illustrating a variety of ideas before proceeding with the final poster art, which has become one of the most famous movie posters in history. This comp painting is executed in mixed media (including airbrush and colored pencil) on illustration board, and depicts Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) turning back the hands of time. Also depicted are key cast members Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), George McFly (Crispin Glover), Lorraine Baines (Lea Thompson), and Biff Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson). The film logo, credits, and tag line have been applied to the artwork with press-on vinyl lettering. This original work features a stunning color pallet and is signed "drew" in the lower right corner. The piece comes beautifully framed with archival materials to protect it for the future. The illustration board measures 22" x 14", and the framed piece dimensions are 40 x 22".

This item is located in London.