Gallery: The $200K Star Wars Painting No One Will Ever Buy
Robert Xavier Burden01Star-Wars-Full-Painting
Burden's full *20th Century Space Opera* painting.
Robert Xavier Burden02Star-Wars---Bossk
Detail of Bossk.
03Star-Wars---Bottom-Center
The bottom center of Burden's painting, featuring Jabba the Hutt, Slave Leia, R2-D2, C-3PO, the *Millennium Falcon* and other details.
Robert Xavier Burden04Star-Wars---Center
The center of Burden's painting, featuring Boba Fett in a *Mona Lisa*-like landscape.
Robert Xavier Burden05Star-Wars---Empire
A detail of the Empire from Burden's painting.
Robert Xavier Burden06Star-Wars---Hoth-Corner
The Hoth corner of Burden's painting.
Robert Xavier Burden07Star-Wars---Joseph-Campbell
The portrait of Joseph Campbell in Burden's painting.
Robert Xavier Burden08Star-Wars---Klaatu
Detail of Klaatu.
Robert Xavier Burden09Star-Wars---Lando-Corner
The Lando Calrissian corner.
Robert Xavier Burden10Star-Wars---LightSide
The 'Light Side' of Burden's painting with Luke Skywalker at the center.
Robert Xavier Burden11Star-Wars---Phantom-Menace
The section of Burden's painting featuring characters from *The Phantom Menace*.
Robert Xavier Burden12Star-Wars---Snaggletooth-Corner
The Snaggletooth image in the top right corner of the painting is "kind of the self-portrait," Burden says.
Robert Xavier Burden13Star-Wars---Sy-Snootles
Singer Sy Snootles lives near the top of Burden's painting.
Robert Xavier Burden14Star-Wars---Tatooine-corner
The bottom left corner of Burden's painting features images from Tatooine.
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