Ray Harryhausen - Prehistoric Challenge Bronze Casting

Description

From the hand of master stop-motion animator, Ray Harryhausen, comes
PREHISTORIC CHALLENGE
, a limited edition bronze sculpture.
This is your chance to own a unique original, sculpted by the greatest Master of Stop Motion, Ray Harryhausen.
Very few collectibles made by the hands of Ray Harryhausen come available since he was very protective of his work and because retained and amassed the world’s largest collection of stop motion props, mostly from his own films.
Now his collection is managed by the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation, the organization Ray set up to maintain his collection for the enjoyment of generations to come.
The majority of the proceeds from the sale of this bronze will go to support the ongoing work Ray’s Foundation to perpetuate his memory and protect his collection.
Admired by dinosaur and fantasy film fans worldwide, Ray Harryhausen has secured his place in history for adding his imagination and creativity to such classic films as
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
,
20 Million Miles to Earth
,
The 7
th
Voyage of Sinbad
,
Jason and the Argonauts
, and
Clash of the Titans
.
Inspired by the film
King Kong
, a young Ray set out to emulate his hero and Kong animator, Willis O’Brien.
After meeting Willis and ultimately working for him as primary animator for
Mighty Joe Young
, Ray went on to create a roster of fantastic creatures for the cinema that to this day, remains unmatched by any other single special effects master in Hollywood.
After completing 16 feature films over 32 years, Ray retired from the Hollywood grind and set out to preserve his creations in bronze.
Some of the creatures Ray immortalized in bronze include his Cyclops, Kali, the Kraken, Perseus and Medusa, and The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.
A very limited number of these beautiful bronzes are owed by such renowned cinema icons as John Landis and Frank Darabont.
All of Ray’s bronzes are presented in the fantastic book co-authored by Ray and Tony Dalton titled,
The Art of Ray Harryhausen
.
Also highlighted in the book and offered to you in this auction is
Prehistoric Challenge
.
This is sure to be one of the most coveted Harryhausen collectibles of all time!
The
Prehistoric Challenge
bronze was inspired by Ray’s love of all things dinosaur.
While anyone seeing it is immediately reminded of Ray’s one film for Hammer,
One Million Years BC
, there is more to this bronze than meets the eye!
If you compare the film to the bronze, you’ll see
this
is the scene Ray would have loved to animate if the film hadn’t focuses on the sexy Raquel Welch and John Richardson!
Here in Ray’s fantasy version of the prehistoric world, a Cro-Magnon man protects his mate from the jaws of a vicious attacking ceratosaurus!
You are bidding on casting number 24 from a limited edition of 60 castings.
This solid bronze casting, set on green marble, measures 5 ½” high by 6 ¼” deep and 9 ½ wide and weighs approximately 15 lbs.
Shipping is free to anywhere in the lower 48 states.  For shipping to other locations, i.e. Canada, Mexico, Alaska or overseas, the buyer will be charged for the actual freight cost.
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