Ralph McQuarrie Hand-Painted Star Destroyer Matte Concept | STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977)

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STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977)

Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction - London - 2019

Ralph McQuarrie Hand-Painted Star Destroyer Matte Concept

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A hand-painted Ralph McQuarrie matte concept of a Star Destroyer from Irvin Kershner's Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. This is a production photograph, with a hand-painted concept by McQuarrie of his ideas for the interior of an Imperial Star Destroyer.

McQuarrie, an Academy Award-winning concept designer, designed many of the film's characters and sets, including several large interiors, which were often achieved using matte paintings to save on set construction.

At the bottom of the photograph is a handwritten note reading "To Ralph", and on the back is a smaller photograph of the same shot, but with everything blacked out except the areas over which McQuarrie was to paint his design.

This original concept art is presented in a black wooden frame, and archivally displayed in a black-and-silver mount. The photograph shows some signs of age and production use and is yellowing slightly. Dimensions: 65 cm x 59 cm x 3 cm (25 1/2" x 23 1/2" x 1 1/4")

£2,000 - 3,000 M
Size

Item size: 25.59" × 23.23" × 1.18" (65cm × 59cm × 3cm)

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity

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