Lot 87. Hand-Painted Brian Froud urSkeks Artwork

Sold Stock #185478 | Sold Mar 31 2025

DARK CRYSTAL, THE (1982)

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Lot # 87. Hand-Painted Brian Froud urSkeks Artwork

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urSkeks artwork hand-painted by conceptual and creature designer Brian Froud for the production of Frank Oz's and Jim Henson's fantasy film The Dark Crystal.

Froud hand-painted this piece onto a cardboard panel and expertly smudged it to give the subject an ethereal glow. He hand-signed his name and inscribed the date "1981" within the artwork in the bottom right corner. Additional annotations of "NO7, "13 3/8," and "50.1%" are handwritten in the right corner of the bottom border, while "11 1/2" is handwritten in the top border.

This artwork appears on page 21 of The World of the Dark Crystal book, which describes it as "a depiction of an urSkeks, as yet unidentified in etched phosphor inlay on a blue jadeite slab. The coronas of superabundant energy around the head, the circling tides that flow around the heart, and the shimmering connections with the earth that suggest constantly reforming triangles are particularly well displayed." Dimensions: 31" x 19.5" (79 cm x 49.5 cm)

Sold without copyright; see copyright notice in the Buyer's Guide.

Estimate: $4,000 - 8,000

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Item size: 31.1" × 19.49" × 0.04" (78.99cm × 49.5cm × 0.1cm)

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity

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DARK CRYSTAL, THE (1982)

Hand-Drawn Concept Art

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