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Artist Franco Fiorenzi created this compelling montage artwork on this first-year release of Italian 2-Fogli for Sergio Leone's final film in his trilogy The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). This incredibly rare Italian One Panel (2-Fogli) was used exclusively for the Rome premiere of the film in December 1966. The faces of the three main stars, Clint Eastwood (The Good), Lee Van Cleef (The Bad), and Eli Wallach (The Ugly), have been placed against a unique silver foil background. The striking red stripe down the centre cleverly incorporates key scenes from the movie and contrasts perfectly against the green title artwork. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is lauded (rightly so) as the greatest spaghetti Western ever made, with any paper from the film highly sought after.

Provenance: David Frangioni is a published author, music businessman, producer, technologist, engineer, philanthropist, and drummer. He has worked with Aerosmith, Shakira, Ringo Starr, Ozzy Osbourne, Robbie Williams, and hundreds more. He is CEO of Modern Drummer Magazine and has several books published, including Clint Eastwood: Icon: The Essential Film Art Collection and Crash: The World's Greatest Drum Kits, both by Insight Editions. Frangioni is considered one of the world's most prominent and knowledgeable collectors of Clint Eastwood memorabilia and boasts an enviable archive of movie posters and memorabilia.

38.5" x 54" (98 x 137 cm)

Condition: Fine

Conservation linen-backed mainly fold line restoration. The top left corner has restoration to the PEA logo as well as the area around "Sergio" but overall the poster displays to stunning effect.

Artist: Franco Fiorenzi

£5000 - 10000

VAT Status: Ω

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