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Anatomy of a Murder

$6,861.07
£5,000
€5,954.01
CA$9,618.30
A$9,766.59
CHF 5,575.29
MX$118,012.63
NOK 65,490.92
SEK 65,312.24
DKK 44,511

About the Item

Original special poster for the Art Directors Club for Anatomy of a Murder (1959) This film was directed by Otto Preminger, and stars James Stewart. It was one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to address sex and rape in graphic terms. It includes one of Saul Bass's most celebrated title sequences, an innovative musical score by Duke Ellington (who plays a character called Pie-Eye in the film), and is one of the finest pure trial films ever made. This incredibly rare poster was specially printed for a single event held by the Art Directors Club, Charlotte Chapter, for a retrospective of the designer Saul Bass's work in the cinema. This organisation was founded in 1920 to award the world's best and most creative artistic designers. Saul Bass was honoured by the organisation for his outstanding work in poster design, credit designs and work in television. The image on this poster is one of Bass's most iconic images: the body of a murdered man from Otto Preminger's classic courtroom drama. To-date this is only the second example of this poster to have surfaced. This poster is conservation linen backed it would be shipped rolled in a strong tube by Federal Express.
  • Creator:
    Saul Bass (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 42.5 in (107.95 cm)Width: 60 in (152.4 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1959
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Excellent condition, colours remaining very bright, very minor restoration to folds. This is standard as the poster was distributed folded. Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU989146203132

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