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Artist: Peter Ellenshaw
Volcano Eruption - Explosive Fire Lava Flow from Hell
Volcano Eruption - Explosive Fire Lava Flow from Hell

Peter EllenshawVolcano Eruption - Explosive Fire Lava Flow from Hell, 1983 circa

$10,000

Volcano Eruption - Explosive Fire Lava Flow from Hell

By Peter Ellenshaw

Located in Miami, FL

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...

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1980s Surrealist Peter Ellenshaw Paintings

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