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702. Hand-Painted Matthew Yuricich Mothership Landing Matte Painting ### CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THI

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
702. Hand-Painted Matthew Yuricich Mothership Landing Matte Painting ### CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THI
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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) - Hand-Painted Matthew Yuricich Mothership Landing Matte Painting - A mothership landing matte painting hand-painted by Matthew Yuricich for Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Yuricich created paintings such as this for SFX scenes, including when the alien mothership approached Earth.

This matte painting is rendered in mixed media on Masonite. Its limited color palette is due to the high-contrast film stock used to shoot matte paintings, which enhanced the image's color latitude. The painting is marked "34-3" and exhibits flaking paint around the edges. Dimensions: 80" x 38" x 0.5" (203.25 cm x 96.5 cm x 1.25 cm)

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Estimate: $1,000 - 2,000

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