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An original Willis O'Brien concept painting for The Last of the Oso Si-Papu
21 November 2017, 13:00 EST
New YorkUS$5,000 - US$7,000
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An original Willis O'Brien concept painting for The Last of the Oso Si-Papu
Gouache, watercolor, and pen, circa 1950, matted and framed. Master stop-motion animator Willis O'Brien (King Kong) often worked cowboys into his monster movies, including Mighty Joe Young (1949), The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956), which he also co-wrote, and Gwangi (later filmed by animator Ray Harryhausen). One of O'Brien's many unrealized projects, The Last of the Oso Si-Papu, dealt with cowboys facing the titular creature, a legendary giant bear covered in Gila Monster's scales. This concept painting by O'Brien depicts the Oso Si-Papu menacing a cowboy on horseback.
Overall: 16.5 x 24 in.; within mat: 10.5 x 17.5 in.
Overall: 16.5 x 24 in.; within mat: 10.5 x 17.5 in.



















