$9,375
One set of two pages of original pre-production sketch art created by Colin Cantwell for George Lucas in imagining the spaceships that might populate the Star Wars (20th Century, 1977) universe, circa 1974/1975. The first of the two pages included in this lot is a sheet of yellow ledger paper that outlines initial ideas for the principal ships featured in Star Wars : Rebel Fighter Craft, Imperial Fighter, Rebel Blockade Runner, and “Pirate Ship." Three style of ships are listed under Rebel Fighter Craft: the RF-1 (Dart), the RF-2 (Stingray), and the RF-3 (WWII Torpedo Fighter). The RF-1 is the design that would ultimately be known as the X-Wing Fighter (which, according to Cantwell, he named as well). The one example of the Imperial Fighter, the I-111 (Finned Sausage and also referenced as the “Stainless Steel Rat”), resembles the Tie Fighter, though with an elongated center section as opposed to the “ball” center that Cantwell ultimately designed in his three-dimensional prototype model. The second of the two pages included in this lot is a sheet that has illustrations on both sides. One side features the first detailed illustration of what would become the Tie Fighter, though with an elongated center section with a single pilot ball cockpit on the end. The wings closely resemble Cantwell’s prototype model. The reverse side of the second page features early detail sketches of the Death Star (two representations). The trench, which was an idea proposed to Lucas by Cantwell,
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2014-12-05
