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Ralph McQuarrie - The Empire Strikes Back - 1978 - AT-AT-Walkers - Concept Drawing

Artist: Ralph McQuarrie (Penciller)

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Ralph McQuarrie - The Empire Strikes Back - 1978 - AT-AT-Walkers - Concept Drawing Comic Art

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Title:	Ralph McQuarrie - The Empire Strikes Back - 1978 - AT-AT-Walkers - Concept Drawing
Artist:	Ralph McQuarrie (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pencil
Art Type:	Prelim
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	56
Likes on CAF:	5 6
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	12/9/2025
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Description

Very large (83cm x 45,5cm) pencil concept drawing of multiple AT-AT-Walkers that McQuarrie did for The Empire Strikes Back in early 1978. Several very similar drawings can be seen in the gorgeous & gargantuan book �Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie� (2016).

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Rick W
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 12/9/2025

Amazing find!

Eric B
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 12/9/2025

To actually "hear you say it" that this work on Empire was done in the '70s, and the same year that I actually got to see Star Wars, that's hard for me to get my mind around. But of course it would have had to have been done that early for a 1980 release. Anyway, great piece and big congrats!

Kavi H
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 12/9/2025

So cool! I love seeing early concept sketches and drawings by McQuarrie like this, awesome!

artless artmore
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 12/10/2025

Wonderful!

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