Limited Edition Print (25" x 32.5")
Near Mint Rolled; Artist Saul Bass
Art Krebs Screen Studio, 1985
Saul Bass designed many posters for director Otto Preminger's films, such as this one. Bass was the title designer on this film and the poster designer. This is one of the few instances where Bass' design was not significantly altered from this original concept. Bass' original design for the poster was produced on this silk screen in the 1980s and was given to his friends, associates, and the Museum of Modern Art. Bass would take many of his original designs for a film and have them silk-screen in a minimal number, as is this one, to commemorate his original design. Many of his compositions were used on the theatrical release poster, and some were not, but generally, all were changed in some way by the studios to meet their demands.
This fantastic poster is clean and in near-mint condition, with only a tiny edge tear upper right corner, backed with archival tape.
A tale of love and tragedy on the French Riviera, Otto Preminger's romantic drama starred David Niven and Jean Seberg as a father and daughter whose relationship is tested when a woman (Deborah Kerr) threatens to come between them.
Estimate: $600 - 1,200
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