Brian Sanders: Selected Works: From 2001 to Mad Men

1960s, Original artwork, acrylic on art board

This painting was created as a short story illustration for the USA edition of Good Housekeeping Magazine in the mid 1960s. The original art board is approximately 70cm wide x 50cm tall. 

The artwork is float mounted on to conservation grade mountboard and presented in a white wooden box frame glazed with anti-reflective glass.

1960s, Original artwork, acrylic on art board

Illustration from a series 'Where were they then?' commissioned by the Sunday Times exploring little known moments in the lives of prominent persons.  Great British classical actress Edith Evans was apprenticed to a milliner aged fourteen.  During this time she attended her first drama classes. Other figures illustrated by Sanders in this series were: Len Deighton, Eugene McCarthy, Kramer Nkrumah, Sir Gerald Nabarro and Godfrey Winn.

The original painting art board is approximately 63cm wide x 51cm tall. The artwork is float mounted on to conservation grade mountboard and presented in a white wooden box frame glazed with anti-reflective glass.

Lever Gallery Artist Signed Limited Edition Print

Edition 25 (+ 5 artist's proofs) numbered and signed by the artist
Size approx 26 cm X 40 cm
Medium Professional high-resolution scan, colour adjusted to closely represent original artwork. Giclée print on 100% ‘Hahnemühle’ 308gsm Fine Art Paper, using archival pigmented inks.

The original artwork was a pencil drawing on art board, 1965. Our prints are made using a 5X4 transparency of the original work

Brian Sanders was commissioned by Stanley Kubrick to record the film being made and spent a year drawing and painting in Stage H at Shepperton Studios, England. 

The drawing shows the film crew at work preparing the innovative rolling camera rig used to film inside the rotating centrifuge. The huge rotating set was designed to create the impression that the crew were walking around the space craft in zero gravity. 

2001: A Space Odyssey production designer Harry Lange had previously worked at NASA with Wernher von Braun and as a result the designs he created for the film required security clearance by NASA.  Designs similar to Lange's work would appear in actual NASA space missions over the following decades. The production design, the realistic light and dark of space and the slow movement of action in the film helped establish it as touchstone for most if not all 'space' films that were to follow over the coming decades. 

Lever Gallery meticulously restored and scanned 50 year old 5'X4' and 10'X8' transparencies of Brian's original work, the actual drawings and paintings having been lost in a fire at Kubrick's house several years ago. The reproductions are the first time the public has been able to see again how the film was made, the dedication of Kubrick and the crew plus the highly innovative techniques used to create such convincing scenes of weightlessness in space.

Lever Gallery Artist Signed Limited Edition Print

Edition 25 (+ 5 artist's proofs) numbered and signed by the artist
Size approx 31 cm X 41 cm    
Medium Professional high-resolution scan, colour adjusted to closely represent original artwork. Giclée print on 100% ‘Hahnemühle’ 308gsm Fine Art Paper, using archival pigmented inks.

If you would like further information regarding prints or framing please contact us info@levergallery.com

The original artwork was a pencil drawing painting on art board, 1965. Our prints are made using a 5X4 transparency of the original work

Kubrick rehearsing actors in the Moon Pit scene.  The futuristic sensor and camera shown in the foreground is a key prop.  Sanders’ perspective allows the prop to dominate the humans in this drawing.  A subtle reference to the central themes of the film.

Brian Sanders was commissioned by Stanley Kubrick to record the film being made and spent a year drawing and painting in Stage H at Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, England. 

2001: A Space Odyssey production designer Harry Lange had previously worked at NASA with Wernher von Braun and as a result the designs he created for the film required security clearance by NASA.  Designs similar to Lange's work would appear in actual NASA space missions over the following decades. The production design, the realistic light and dark of space and the slow movement of action in the film helped establish it as touchstone for most if not all 'space' films that were to follow over the coming decades. 

Lever Gallery lovingly restored and scanned 50 year old 5'X4' and 10'X8' transparencies of Brian's original work, the actual drawings and paintings having been lost in a fire at Kubrick's house several years ago. The reproductions are the first time the public has been able to see again how the film was made, the dedication of Kubrick and the crew plus the highly innovative techniques used to create such convincing scenes of weightlessness in space.

Lever Gallery Artist Signed Limited Edition Print

Edition 20 (+ 5 artist's proofs) numbered and signed by the artist
Size approx 33 cm X 42 cm
Medium Professional high-resolution scan, colour adjusted to closely represent original artwork. Giclée print on 100% ‘Hahnemühle’ 308gsm Fine Art Paper, using archival pigmented inks.

The original artwork was a pencil drawing on art board, 1965. Our prints are made using a 5X4 transparency of the original work

Brian Sanders was commissioned by Stanley Kubrick to record the film being made and spent a year drawing and painting in Stage H at Shepperton Studios, England. 

The softly draped coat over the office chair tells the viewer that this portrait of an astronaut is an actor in costume. 

2001: A Space Odyssey production designer Harry Lange had previously worked at NASA with Wernher von Braun and as a result the designs he created for the film required security clearance by NASA.  Designs similar to Lange's work would appear in actual NASA space missions over the following decades. The production design, the realistic light and dark of space and the slow movement of action in the film helped establish it as touchstone for most if not all 'space' films that were to follow over the coming decades. 

Lever Gallery lovingly restored and scanned 50 year old 5'X4' and 10'X8' transparencies of Brian's original work, the actual drawings and paintings having been lost in a fire at Kubrick's house several years ago. The reproductions are the first time the public has been able to see again how the film was made, the dedication of Kubrick and the crew plus the highly innovative techniques used to create such convincing scenes of weightlessness in space.

Lever Gallery Artist Signed Limited Edition Print

Edition 25 (+ 5 artist's proofs) numbered and signed by the artist
Size approx 32 cm X 49 cm
Medium Professional high-resolution scan, colour adjusted to closely represent original artwork. Giclée print on 100% ‘Hahnemühle’ 308gsm Fine Art Paper, using archival pigmented inks.

The original artwork was a pencil drawing on art board, 1965. Our prints are made using a 5X4 transparency of the original work

Brian Sanders was commissioned by Stanley Kubrick to record the film being made and spent a year drawing and painting in Stage H at Shepperton Studios, England. 

The drawing shows the rigger - controlling the rotation of the huge rotating centrifuge set. The rotation of the set was designed to create the impression that the crew were walking around the space craft in zero gravity. 

2001: A Space Odyssey production designer Harry Lange had previously worked at NASA with Wernher von Braun and as a result the designs he created for the film required security clearance by NASA.  Designs similar to Lange's work would appear in actual NASA space missions over the following decades. The production design, the realistic light and dark of space and the slow movement of action in the film helped establish it as touchstone for most if not all 'space' films that were to follow over the coming decades. 

Lever Gallery lovingly restored and scanned 50 year old 5'X4' and 10'X8' transparencies of Brian's original work, the actual drawings and paintings having been lost in a fire at Kubrick's house several years ago. The reproductions are the first time the public has been able to see again how the film was made, the dedication of Kubrick and the crew plus the highly innovative techniques used to create such convincing scenes of weightlessness in space.

Lever Gallery Artist Signed Limited Edition Print

Edition 20 (+ 5 artist's proofs) numbered and signed by the artist
Size approx 42 cm X 33 cm
Medium Professional high-resolution scan, colour adjusted to closely represent original artwork. Giclée print on 100% ‘Hahnemühle’ 308gsm Fine Art Paper, using archival pigmented inks.

The original artwork was a pencil drawing on art board, 1965. Our prints are made using a 5X4 transparency of the original work

Brian Sanders was commissioned by Stanley Kubrick to record the film being made and spent a year drawing and painting in Stage H at Shepperton Studios, England. 

The drawing shows the actors in their space suit costumes playing cards with the continuity girl between scenes.

2001: A Space Odyssey production designer Harry Lange had previously worked at NASA with Wernher von Braun and as a result the designs he created for the film required security clearance by NASA.  Designs similar to Lange's work would appear in actual NASA space missions over the following decades. The production design, the realistic light and dark of space and the slow movement of action in the film helped establish it as touchstone for most if not all 'space' films that were to follow over the coming decades. 

Lever Gallery lovingly restored and scanned 50 year old 5'X4' and 10'X8' transparencies of Brian's original work, the actual drawings and paintings having been lost in a fire at Kubrick's house several years ago. The reproductions are the first time the public has been able to see again how the film was made, the dedication of Kubrick and the crew plus the highly innovative techniques used to create such convincing scenes of weightlessness in space.

If you would like further information regarding prints or framing please contact us info@levergallery.com

1960s, Original artwork, acrylic on art board

Illustration from a series 'Where were they then?' commissioned by the Sunday Times exploring little known moments in the lives of prominent persons.  At the age of 24 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese revolutionary leader, later Prime Minister and President of North Vietnam, claimed he worked under Escoffier at the Carlton Hotel Haymarket, London, as a junior pastry chef.

The original painting art board is approximately 57cm wide x 80cm tall. The artwork is float mounted on to conservation grade mountboard and presented in a white wooden box frame glazed with anti-reflective glass.

1966, Original artwork, acrylic on art board

Sir Edmund Hillary established The Himalayan Trust in 1960, aimed at providing long-term solutions to social issues confronting the Nepalese Sherpas. This illustration accompanied the Readers Digest article describing the range of work undertaken by the Trust to help build health clinics, schools and the like.

The original painting art board is approximately 77cm wide x 46cm tall. The artwork is float mounted on to conservation grade mountboard and presented in a white wooden box frame glazed with anti-reflective glass.

1970, Original artwork watercolour and pencil on board

Hollywood actor Warren Beatty, so handsome that many believed he must be vacuous. The portrait reflects the public view that his mind was as empty as his pronouncements.

The original painting art board is approximately 35cm wide x 37cm tall. The artwork is float mounted on to conservation grade mountboard and presented in a white wooden box frame glazed with anti-reflective glass.

1970, Original artwork watercolour and pencil on board

The legendary actor Marlon Brando, saw a revival of his career with an Academy Award in 1972 for his role in The Godfather. He was known for wearing his trousers slightly too short.

The original painting art board is approximately 35cm wide x 54cm tall. The artwork is float mounted on to conservation grade mountboard and presented in a white wooden box frame glazed with anti-reflective glass.

1970, Original artwork watercolour and pencil on board

Tony Benn was famously teetotal.  At formal occasions he declined alcohol by turning his glass upside down and pointing to the bottle to prevent his glass from being charged.

The original painting art board is approximately 35cm wide x 45 cm tall. The artwork is float mounted on to conservation grade mountboard and presented in a white wooden box frame glazed with anti-reflective glass.

1970, Original artwork watercolour and pencil on board

Playwright, composer, director, performer and noted wit, by the late sixties Coward was seen as the grand old man of British theatre (he died in 1973).  Extremely well-connected, Coward habitually displayed invitations from notable persons on his mantelpiece, ostentatiously insisting on showing both the accepted and rejected missives.

The original painting art board is approximately 39cm wide x 39cm tall. The artwork is float mounted on to conservation grade mountboard and presented in a white wooden box frame glazed with anti-reflective glass.

1970, Original artwork watercolour and pencil on board

Former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson, Lord Wilson of Rievaulx, had a prodigious memory at that time.  Reputedly he could remember and quote from every speech he had ever made.

The original painting art board is approximately 35cm wide x 46cm tall. The artwork is float mounted on to conservation grade mountboard and presented in a white wooden box frame glazed with anti-reflective glass.

1970, Original artwork watercolour and pencil on board

Radio DJ, credited with developing a popular approach to current affairs by mixing political interviews and discussion with music. He interviewed every British Prime Minster from 1964 - 2010. Sanders references Young's unerring ability to talk endlessly on any subject whilst spinning discs.

The original painting art board is approximately 41cm wide x 34cm tall. The artwork is float mounted on to conservation grade mountboard and presented in a white wooden box frame glazed with anti-reflective glass.

1970, Original artwork watercolour and pencil on board

President Nixon, known for his Watergate downfall, had a number of physical tics that revealed his inner state of discomfort and paranoia.

The original painting art board is approximately 32cm wide x 45 cm tall. The artwork is float mounted on to conservation grade mountboard and presented in a white wooden box frame glazed with anti-reflective glass.

1970, Original artwork watercolour and pencil on board

Sanders drew Tower Bridge as HP Sauce bottles because Bermondsey boy Steele had asked for egg and chips with brown sauce in fashionable Alvaro’s.

The original painting art board is approximately 41 cm wide x 34 cm tall. The artwork is float mounted on to conservation grade mountboard and presented in a white wooden box frame glazed with anti-reflective glass.

1970, Original artwork watercolour and pencil on board

Art collector, playboy, briefly married to Brigitte Bardot, seen here in the shadow of Elvis Presley. Sachs indulged in performing his own Elvis impersonations at private dinner parties.

The original painting art board is approximately 35cm wide x 58cm tall. The artwork is float mounted on to conservation grade mountboard and presented in a white wooden box frame glazed with anti-reflective glass.

1970, Original artwork watercolour and pencil on board

Sanders was commissioned to produce a set of portraits for NOVA magazine that picked out personality foibles of the subjects.  Laurence Harvey, star of stage and screen, was known for his charm, vanity and being ‘in love with his own image’. Sanders captures this perfectly with a light touch.

The original painting art board is approximately 42 cm wide x 46 cm tall. The artwork is float mounted on to conservation grade mountboard and presented in a white wooden box frame glazed with anti-reflective glass.

1970, Original artwork watercolour and pencil on board

Baron George Brown, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 1960 - 70, and irresistible political character, George Brown continually said, “Can you say that with your hand on your heart?”, in a saintly manner, whilst wearing his own on his sleeve.

The original painting art board is approximately 33cm wide x 44cm tall. The artwork is float mounted on to conservation grade mountboard and presented in a white wooden box frame glazed with anti-reflective glass.