MovieArt Austin acquired this poster! Kirby On Nov 4, 2013, at 9:52 PM, Smith, Grey - 1367 <gre...@ha.com> wrote:
> Thanks, Peter. > Yeah, they used some of this artwork in the reissue of the film several a > years later but again, Universal parted with International Pictures in 1965, > so this must be first release. > Speaking of awesome, great material on your site ending day after tomorrow. > > > On Nov 4, 2013, at 9:48 PM, "peter contarino" <pcontar...@triad.rr.com> wrote: > >> Grey, >> >> That second Spartacus piece is awesome. I have never seen that before!! >> >> http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=7083&lotNo=83182 >> >> -Peter >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Smith, >> Grey - 1367 >> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 9:11 PM >> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Why it's important that dealers know who really did do >> the art on the poster >> >> Yes....brown and bass! >> Such as this one... >> http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=7083&lotNo=83181 >> Now offered in our March auction. >> >> Here's another with Brown art, we've never seen this rarity before. >> Obviously from first release as is Universal International! >> Anyone have further information on this poster? >> http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=7083&lotNo=83182 >> >> >> On Nov 4, 2013, at 7:44 PM, "Richard Halegua Comic Art" >> <sa...@comic-art.com<mailto:sa...@comic-art.com>> wrote: >> >> I'm sorry Grey, NO, Heritage did not sell this poster with a description of >> Reynold Brown art this auction did >> http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=3 >> 164378 >> >> and clearly it doesn't make a differentiation between the Brown art & the >> Kallis art, if he knows >> >> but it's something helps the hobby when there is more clarity on the issue. >> As noted in my original post, many posters for various titles are >> incorrectly identified in this way. Not just this one poster. It's a common >> mistake that people think Brown did all the CFTBL posters, when to any >> person understanding his art it becomes obvious he did elements on some and >> not others. >> >> Saul Bass of course is a completely different issue, not because there is a >> list in a book, but because many imitators are incorrectly identified and I >> have done so myself on titles such as Nine Hours to Rama and West Side Story >> >> as a side note, it is interesting trivia to know that in one case, both >> Reynold Brown and Saul Bass art can be seen on one poster, which is unique - >> the Spartacus roadshow poster with the Saul Bass portraits on Roman Dinars >> and the Saul Bass illustration near the bottom >> >> Rich >> >> At 05:29 PM 11/4/2013, Smith, Grey - 1367 wrote: >> I'm confused, Rich. >> Did we misdescribe as you post a link to Heritage? >> The description didn't say anything about who executed the design and work. >> Frankly, wasn't even aware Brown did artwork on that campaign! >> >> >> On Nov 4, 2013, at 6:34 PM, "Richard Halegua Comic Art" >> <sa...@comic-art.com<mailto:sa...@comic-art.com><mailto:sa...@comic-art.com> >>> wrote: >> >> quite frequently movie poster artists are completely misidentified on movie >> posters some of the most common examples are of course Saul Bass and Reynold >> Brown >> >> sometimes it isn't a completely incorrect identification, but it can be >> misleading >> >> one such poster is World Without End >> >> http://movieposters.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=7083&lotNo=83887 >> >> a copy was just sold on one site identified as Reynold Brown art. The only >> thing is, while Brown did do some art that appears on this poster, which is >> the inset image at top, the main body of the art is by Albert Kallis. So >> while saying there is Reynold Brown art on the poster, by not >> differentiating the reality of two artists, it puts forth an idea that Brown >> did the whole poster, and this is just not so. >> >> Generally speaking, for most of the 1950s horror-sf posters where there are >> multiple designs utilizing different art, the art is by more than one >> artist. >> >> A grea example of this is Creature From the Black Lagoon. Brown's art is >> used on the 3sheet and the half sheet, it is not his work on the 1sh (I >> believe that may be Kallis also) >> >> I understand another fact, that most dealers are not art experts and that >> because I have spent 30 years selling comic art & illustration as well as >> studying art for decades, I have a leg up.. 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