Roger Deer Hand-painted Ice Hangar Artwork | STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)

Sold Stock #115288 | Sold Mar 8 2021

STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)

Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction - London - 2020

Roger Deer Hand-painted Ice Hangar Artwork

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This lot will be sold on Wednesday 2nd December (day 2 of the auction.) Lots 464-913 will be sold on day 2 (lots 1-463 will be sold on day 1). The auction will begin at 2:00 pm GMT. Lots are sold sequentially so there is no preset ending time. A live streaming broadcast of the auction will be available on auction days.

A Roger Deer hand-painted ice hangar artwork from the production of Irvin Kershner's Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Deer, a storyboard and sketch artist active throughout the 1980s and '90s, created this artwork, which purportedly hung on a wall in producer Gary Kurtz's production office. The work has been consigned by the crew member tasked with dismantling Kurtz's office at the end of production and saved it from being discarded.

The piece depicts the production itself, specifically the crew preparing the ice hangar set for the Rebel base scenes on Hoth. The artwork features several Rebel ships, including the Millennium Falcon, as well as lighting fixtures, scaffolding, construction equipment and other tools used by the crew. The artwork is rendered in gouache on paper, and is signed and dated "Roger Deer June '79" in the bottom-right corner. It is under acrylic within a metal frame, with steel cable on the reverse for wall hanging. The item has some wear from age and storage, including some scuffing and marks to the frame. Dimensions: 2 cm x 112 cm x 62 cm (3/4" x 44" x 24 1/2")

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Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 M AR

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