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Lot #167 - CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) - Hand-Painted Alien Ship Lighting VFX Concept

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Movie - Props Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD
Lot #167 - CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) - Hand-Painted Alien Ship Lighting VFX Concept
This lot will be sold on Wednesday August 26th (day 1 of the auction.) Lots 1-433 will be sold on day 1 (lots 434-870 will be sold on day 2). The auction will begin at 10:00AM PDT. Lots are sold sequentially so there is no preset ending time. A live streaming broadcast of the auction will be available on auction days.

Hand-painted alien ship lighting VFX concept illustrations from the production of Steven Spielberg's sci-fi film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The mysterious extraterrestrial vessels in the film featured elaborate patterns of multicolored lights throughout their hulls.

Rendered in paint onto a single illustration board, possibly by production illustrator George Jensen, the piece includes three hand-painted frames of colored lights against black sky labeled "1. Front," "2. Top," and "3. Bottom." Next to the painted concepts are three pencil sketches of the craft. The piece is in excellent overall condition with minimal wear from use and age, including pinholes in the corners from mounting during production. Dimensions: 16 1/4" x 14" (41.5 cm x 35.75 cm)

Sold without copyright; see notice in the Buyer's Guide

Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500