Limited Edition prints by Ralph Mcquarrie
Ralph Mcquarrie (1929-2012) McQuarrie's concept paintings were instrumental in helping Lucas to win approval from 20th Century Fox; armed with vivid illustrations of his planned movie, Lucas was able to convince Fox executives to take a gamble and fund his Star Wars project. Despite their scepticism, it became a huge success upon release in 1977. Among McQuarrie's Star Wars portfolio were concept paintings depicting scenes on the planet Tatooine, inside the Mos Eisley cantina, inside the Death Star and on the moon of Yavin. During filming, Lucas ensured that many shots reproduced McQuarrie's paintings exactly, such was his esteem for McQuarrie's work.McQuarrie has said of his work on Star Wars, "I thought I had the best job that an artist ever had on a film, and I had never worked on a feature film before. ... I still get fan mail — people wondering if I worked on Episode I or just wanting to have my autograph
framed art print titled "Father and Son" by Ralph McQuarrie, featuring conceptual art from the 1980 film Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
"Vader on Star Destroyer Bridge"
The painting depicts Darth Vader looking out from the bridge of his flagship, the Imperial Star Destroyer Executor, overlooking the ice planet Hoth
The painting depicts a scene from the Battle of Hoth in the Star Wars universe, featuring early designs of the Rebel Alliance snowspeeders engaging an Imperial AT-AT walker. This specific artwork was created as concept art for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.