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Poster campaign artwork hand-painted by renowned artist Robert McGinnis for the promotion of Guy Hamilton's Bond film Diamonds are Forever. McGinnis' classic art featured in many promotional materials for the film, and he worked on several other Bond projects, including Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun and Live and Let Die, also producing artwork for other classic films, such as Breakfast at Tiffany's and Barbarella.
This hand-painted piece features Bond (Sean Connery) standing, weapon drawn, between two women. When McGinnis first painted the image, Bond was the same height as the two women. When he sent it to the film's marketing department, they insisted Bond should be taller than the women, as he is the main character. With no time to start again, McGinnis carefully cut Bond out and moved him up, with the cuts still evident on the painting.
The artwork is rendered in oil and gouache, and mounted on acid-free card. It has had previous water and mould damage at the centre and more noticeably at the bottom. A section of the bottom of the artwork has also been trimmed. Dimensions: 80 cm x 60 cm (31.5" x 23.5")
Sold without copyright; see copyright notice in the Buyer's Guide.
Estimate: £150,000 - 300,000 Ω
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