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Auction: 23147 - Original Vintage Film Posters
Lot: 34

Gone with the Wind (1939)
Two original US roadshow lobby cards
Artist: Armando Seguso (1897-1984)

Unframed: 11 x 14 in. (28 x 36 cm) each
Framed: 16 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (42 x 49.5 cm) each

Individually conservation framed with UV plexiglass

These two portrait roadshow lobby cards are the most-after from the set of eight.

Following the publication of Margaret Mitchell's best-selling novel, the competition to obtain screen rights for its cinematic adaptation was ferocious and the creation of the screenplay a massive task undertaken by several writers including F. Scott Fitzgerald. The result was an unprecedented commercial success, a staggering representation of Hollywood glamour of the 30s which overwhelmed audiences with lavish sets and costumes.

Excellent condition, colours remaining very bright.

Material of pieces: Paper
Material of frames: Obeche wood, card mount and UV plexiglass

PROVENANCE:

Formerly in the Wood Hall Collection for over twenty years.

LITERATURE:

Starstruck, Vintage Movie Posters from Classic Hollywood, Abbeville Press, 2010, p. 245

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Sold for
£900