If I were the person who had consigned the poster, I would definitely feel
comfortable with the description, as there is a complete disclosure concerning
the restoration/recreation ... If I had been present at the auction; (and
satisfied with the artwork), and subsequently purchased the poster, I may have
been elated to have acquired such a rare and distinguished specimen ... If the
poster would have been available to me in a private sale, most likely a pass.
Why?
Auction interest (fever) is real, even to the most experienced, seasoned
players. (I have been attending auctions for 45+ years, and the fever can grow
like fungi spores; I know, I still catch it despite my best efforts.)
Remove the provenance, the restoration expert, delete the subjective
descriptors, the apparent 1 and only (until next week), and distill the auction
description to basic wording ... what's left? ... pieces of paper (that was a
poster) and ink
To recap, the poster was truthfully described with full disclosure, Heritage
Auction is to be congratulated for marketing the poster at auction
BTW ... do you think it would have gone this cheap just 2-3 years ago?
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--- On Sun, 8/30/09, Kirby McDaniel <ki...@movieart.net> wrote:
From: Kirby McDaniel <ki...@movieart.net>
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Frankenstein HS
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Date: Sunday, August 30, 2009, 4:01 PM
I don't think so. This is a rather candid explanation of the poster's - to use
their word - EXTENSIVE restoration. That's not a silk purse descriptor.
Heritage grades it as FAIR, below the grade they even usually accept, then
note, accurately, that it's the only one known to exist. Then, a note of
provenance that it belonged to Johnny Ramone. Your assertion, James, is that
they are somehow saying the poster is something that it isn't. Personally, I
don't see that.
Kirby McDanielwww.movieart.net
On Aug 30, 2009, at 2:16 PM, James Richard wrote:
A classic example of what virtually all auctioneers/sellers engage in -- and
not just with movie posters -- the fine art of making a sow's ear sound like a
silk purse.
Phil Edwards wrote:From Heritage's description of this poster: This poster has
had extensive restoration. The original portion of the poster includes the
image of the monster, the "FR" in Frankenstein and the portrait of Dwight Frye.
The rest of the poster has been painted in. This does constitute a large
section of the poster, however, it is interesting to observe that the majority
of the poster is a white background. The restoration was expertly done by Carol
Tincup. Now, that being pointed out, one has to keep in mind that this is the
only half sheet that has ever turned up on this title so if you're in the
market for that format, this is the only one that is known to exist. As is we
grade the poster in fair condition but has an "apparent" grade of Fine on
paper. This was one of the cornerstone pieces in the Collection of Johnny
Ramone. Johnny had always wanted an original poster from the 1931 release of
Frankenstein and, with the addition of this
half sheet to his collection, he achieved that goal. Fair on Paper. Estimate:
$25,000 - $35,000.
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