Lot 310 - Poster Live Auction - British One-Sheet, 1960 | PURE HELL OF ST. TRINIAN'S, THE (1960)

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PURE HELL OF ST. TRINIAN'S, THE (1960)

Poster Live Auction - Fall 2022

Lot #310 - Poster Live Auction - British One-Sheet, 1960

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This lot will be auctioned on Thursday, September 15th. The auction will begin at 3:00pm BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace.

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960) was the third film of the original 'St. Trinian's' series and as with the previous movie posters, the artwork was provided by Ronald Searle. It was Searle's initial drawings of the St. Trinian's 'hellions' that provided the original inspiration for the franchise in the 1950s. Although the film lacked the comedic finesse of the previous two, the UK film poster is easily the best of the trio with Searle saving his best artwork for last as the titular school is depicted burning to the ground; there is more than an element of a typical 'horror' poster than a comedy with the purple and pink colour tones literally 'popping' from the paper.

27" x 40" (69 x 102 cm)

Additional Information: Printed in England by Stafford & Co. Ltd. Netherfield, Nottingham and London.

Condition: Very Good

Unrestored, folded (as issued). Displays to very good effect with strong unfaded colours and light handling, fold line and age wear with tiny spots of paper loss to the top crossfold.

Artist: Ronald Searle

£300 - 500

VAT Status: M
Size

Item size: 27.17" × 40.16" × 0.04" (69.01cm × 102.01cm × 0.1cm)