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Peter EllenshawVolcano Eruption - Explosive Fire Lava Flow from Hell1983 circa
1983 circa
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A Fiery Hell is depicted as a volcano that spews flames and lava dust into the air. According to the Peter and Harrison Ellenshaw Family Archive, this work was shown to Stanly Kubrick for a Paradise Lost, movie concept. Peter had created matte paintings for Kubrick's Spartacus in 1960 and they continued their professional friendship for years to come. Peter did some collaboration with TRON in 1982. Unfortunately, the movie concept for John Miltons, Paradise Lost, was not brought into production. An erupting volcano is also an powerful metaphor for many human conditions.
Ellenshaw (1913–2007) was a highly regarded matte painter and special-effects creator whose filmography includes Old Yeller (1957), Swiss Family Robinson (1960), and—that’s right—Mary Poppins (1964). Ellenshaw worked for Disney for decades and won three Academy Awards®; his IMDb filmography begins in 1934. He was a master of the form. Work is unframed. Signed center right.
Ellenshaw’s son, Harrison, who enjoyed his own career as a matte painter, estimates the Spartacus piece took his father eight to ten hours, spread over several weeks. “He would work on more than one at a time,” he remembers. “The schedule was based on making the deadline for the final negative cut in time to make enough prints for the film’s release.”
Now more than 60 years old, Ellenshaw’s Spartacus painting needed some conservation before going on display. Before replacing a yellowing varnish layer with a new, UV-protecting one, Kathryn Harada, an L.A.-based paintings conservator, worked to repair cracks in the glass and paint. When conservators discovered that Ellenshaw himself had retouched the painting, years ago, they chose to preserve his efforts. - academymuseum
- Creator:Peter Ellenshaw (1913 - 2007)
- Creation Year:1983 circa
- Dimensions:Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)
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- Condition:a few minor issues on the extreme edges outside the live area.
- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU38538707492
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