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Auction History Result 9m134 ABANDON SHIP matted 15x20 concept art 1957 possible Ray Harryhausen art of lifeboat by ship! Date Sold 9/10/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Matted Original Vintage Piece of Concept Art (measures 14 1/2" x 19 1/2" [37 x 50 cm]; entire item measures 22" x 29 3/4") (Learn More) Abandon Ship! (also released as "Seven Waves Away"), the 1957 Richard Sale English/U.S. ocean seafaring sailor sinking ship disaster thriller ("14 of these survivors must be cast adrift! Which will the captain choose?"; "26 survivors in a lifeboat which can hold only 12... One man must decide who will live or who will die ...what will he do?"; "The ending is SO Startling we urge you not to reveal it!"; "Luxury liner sinks!"; also written by Richard Sale; about a captain of a sinking ship who survives in a lifeboat with some crew and passengers, and who makes life-and-death decisions that no man should ever have to make; based on a true story) starring Tyrone Power Jr. ("as the Captain - He'd even sacrifice the woman he loves!"), Mai Zetterling ("as Ship's Nurse - she fought to keep everyone aboard... and alive!"), Lloyd Nolan ("as Kelly - Willing to jump overboard... so that others might live!"), Stephen Boyd ("as the Purser - He carried out the orders... at gunpoint!"), Moira Lister ("as the Shameless Wife - Her courage put every man to shame!"), James Hayter ("as 'Cookie' - After 30 years at sea, he'd survive... anywhere, anytime!"), Marie Lohr, Eddie Byrne, Clive Morton, and Ferdy Mayne. Note that this movie was produced by Charles H. Schneer, and the cinematography was by Wilkie Cooper. Ray Harryhausen worked on the set design for this movie with Wilkie Cooper, although he was uncredited. The following year, Harryhausen reunited with both Cooper and Schneer on perhaps his greatest film, "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad". NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Ray Harryhausen Important Added Info: Note that this production art was painted onto a regular stock illustration paper, which was then taped to the back of a mat and information about the scene was handwritten in the mat below it. Our consignor purchased this production art from Ray Harryhausen's estate. As noted above, Harryhausen had an uncredited contribution to this movie. Did he draw this production art? It is unsigned, but it was in his estate. We can't say whether or not he drew it. If anyone knows more about this art, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Condition: good. As noted above, the art was taped to the back of the mat and there is yellowed tape on the back of the borders of the art. The mat itself has paper loss, staining, and deterioration in the top border, and some staining in the other borders (see our images). Learn More about condition grades 
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