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Lot #174 - CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) - Hand-Painted Devil's Tower Base Shot Concept

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Movie - Props Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Lot #174 - CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) - Hand-Painted Devil's Tower Base Shot Concept
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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.

A hand-painted Devil's Tower base shot concept illustration from the production of Steven Spielberg's sci-fi film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) and Jillian Guiler (Melinda Dillon) secretly climbed Devils Tower to reach the UFO landing site.

The concept artwork was used to plan out the composite shot and consists of a hand-painted background depicting a helicopter and mountainside rendered onto a sheet of paper adhered to white illustration board with a cut-out photo print of the live-action scene affixed on top to act as the foreground.

Dimensions: 8" x 12" (20.5 cm x 30.5 cm)

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

Estimate: $1,000 - 1,500