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Early concept art for Ridley Scott's ''Alien'', the classic 1979 sci-fi horror film that won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. One of the most pivotal sequences in the film is illustrated here, showing the crewmembers Kane, Dallas and Lambert in their first encounter with the Derelict Alien Ship where they would encounter the Space Jockey. Notations on sheet read, ''Black Spacecraft'' and ''A. Miniature / B. [Miniature] for Front Projection. Will Permit Closer Angles''. Artwork was done in 1977, signed ''Scott'', possibly by Ridley Scott but more likely Elliot Scott, a Hollywood production designer uncredited on ''Alien'' who worked on the ''Indiana Jones'' franchise. Artwork is rendered in pen and marker in colors of black and grey on artist paper. Measures 17'' x 9.5''. Spot of discoloration at far left, else near fine. From the collection of former 20th Century Fox executive Peter Beale, whose COA accompanies the lot.