Prison Ship Cell and Hallway Concept Drawings

This lot consists of six 11″ × 17″ pencil sketches, all on vellum, of the Astral Queen prison ship. These concept drawings are of the cell blocks and hallways. Also included is a graywash version of one sketch and a colorized version as well. A beautiful lot that shows the evolution of these sets.Concept art for the prison cell/cages. Dated April 21, 2004. Pencil on vellum 11x17“. An earlier version of the prison ship cell concept. Dated April 7, 2004. Unattributed, but given the artwork, this is a Ken Rabehl piece. Pencil on vellum 11x17”. This is a version of the cell blocks, where the cell blocks are sunken into a second level, accessible only by ladders. Drawn April 6, 2004. Unattributed, but artwork and writing suggest Ken Rabehl’s handiwork. Original is pencil on vellum, the duplicate is on regular paper and colorized in graywash by hand. 11″ × 17″. A pencil-drawn concept art of a corridor for the Astral Queen on vellum. Dated April 22, 2004. On 11″ × 17″ vellum. Earlier concept for the corridor on the prison ship, drawn in pencil on vellum. Dated April 16, 2004. Unattributed, but art clearly suggests Ken Rabehl is the originator. The second one is the original graywash version of the sketch. The third is a colorized version of this digitally colored and printed on white paper on April 19, 2004 by Rabehl. 11″ × 17″. Conference Room Sketch- This is a concept of the Astral Queen’s conference room for “Home, Part I” of Season 2. This was drawn by David MacLean on May 4, 2005. 11″ × 17″ pencil drawn and shaded on vellum.

Provenance

Taken directly from the set of the NBC/Universal production, Battlestar Galactica, by Propworx staff.