Hand-Signed and Numbered Limited-Edition HC Prints (13) Printed on Deckled Edge Paper (Various)
Mint; Artist Drew Struzan
c. 1996-1998
This limited-edition set of 13 prints comes from the iconic artist. Each marked with an HC ("Hors Commerce," French for "For Commercial Use,") indicating that these are valuable special prints. HC-marked materials are sometimes unsigned and unnumbered, used to promote the edition,or given as gifts to the artist for allowing a publisher to print their images, and are therefore supposedly not to be sold. Sets sold are typically done at a high price and not to the general public, hence their rarity and low run numbers. With every print in this set hand-numbered 13/20, hand-signed by Struzan, and stamped with info on the back, this one-of-a-kind set features original, small to medium-size prints of the following: three E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial; two Star Wars; one Star Wars Trilogy; two Back to the Future Part III; one Raiders of the Lost Ark; one Indiana Jones; and one The Lost World: Jurassic Park. There are two collage posters, including American Movies, featuring combined artwork from Citizen Kane, Singin' in the Rain, E.T., Star Wars, On Golden Pond, and Stagecoach, and a unique George Lucas tribute poster with Lucas alongside his films including THX 1138, Willow, Howard The Duck, Tucker: The Man And His Dream, Indiana Jones, and more.
The print is in mint condition showing no signs of being used or displayed. It shows only the most minimal signs of handling.
Artist Drew Struzan specialized in movie posters with a distinctive and influential airbrush style helping to lodge films such as Blade Runner, Back to the Future, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and The Goonies into the pop-culture consciousness. Perhaps his most important creative collaboration was with George Lucas, for whom he designed the first Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) logo.
Estimate: $10,000 - 20,000
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