Lot 315 - Advance British One-Sheet, 1980

Sold Stock #170277 | Sold Sep 5 2024

SHINING, THE (1980)

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Lot #315 - Advance British One-Sheet, 1980

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This British Advance One-Sheet (the image was also used in the US campaign) was designed by the creative genius Saul Bass for Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980) and based on the novel by famed horror author Stephen King. Jack Nicholson's career-defining acting and rapid character decay were not achieved just by his own talent and brilliance but largely due to Kubrick's persistent vision of what he wanted to see and the nearly countless scene retakes he demanded. This is the perfect example of a less is more film poster design with lettering exclusive to the proposed British release, with a tagline of "A Tale of Modern Horror". The final payoff design replaced 'Tale' with 'Masterpiece'. This is quite possibly one of a number of concept posters that Kubrick had personally commissioned, before he decided the best version to go with. We have never seen another one, and it represents an ultra-rare first-time offering at auction.

27" x 40" (69 x 102 cm)

Condition: Very Fine

Rolled with some handling wear and some very small nicks and tears around the edges.

Artist: Saul Bass

£300 - 600

VAT Status: M

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Size

Item size: 40" × 27" × 0.04" (101.6cm × 68.58cm × 0.1cm)

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