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  Dark Crystal, The

  £195.00

  “When evil screams throughout the world, when all three suns converge, when all that’s fair and fine seems lost… a hero will emerge!”

  Richard Amsel’s fantasy artwork gives this original British UK quad for “The Dark Crystal” (1982) the look of an illustrated page from a book of legends. A red-robed Skeksis looms over the Gelflings Jen and Kira, while the jagged blue spires of the Skeksis castle rise from cracked ground below. The richly detailed illustration is balanced by a golden panel carrying the film’s ornate blue title and the invitation, “Another World, Another Time… In the Age of Wonder.”

  Directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz, the film follows Jen’s quest to restore a missing shard to the Dark Crystal and end the rule of the Skeksis. Henson and Oz tell the story through puppetry, with conceptual designer Brian Froud giving the creatures, costumes and landscapes of Thra the detail and texture of a world with its own history. Amsel’s parchment-like illustration translates that same sense of folklore into a single image.

  Measuring 30 x 40 inches, this landscape UK quad is presented rolled in superb condition. Its striking balance of deep blue and warm gold makes it a distinctive display piece for collectors of Richard Amsel, Jim Henson and classic fantasy cinema.

  Trivia: Conceptual designer Brian Froud was behind the look and feel of virtually every aspect of the production, from creatures and landscapes right down to the font of the opening title. In total, it took up five years of his life.

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