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Audrey Hepburn 'Funny Face' Original Vintage British Quad Movie Poster, 1957
$6,232.20
£4,500
€5,293.02
CA$8,478.42
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CHF 4,936.91
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With the quippy tagline 'Audrey's Hep!' (jazz slang for a real cool cat), an effervescent Audrey Hepburn takes centre stage on this exceedingly rare British Quad poster for the original release of much loved 1957 musical 'Funny Face.' Loosely based on photographer Richard Avedon's early career, the film saw Hepburn play a studious Greenwich Village bookseller, whisked off to Paris by fashion photographer Fred Astaire and transformed into a high fashion model. In a frothy finale, the pair dance in the grounds of a Chantilly chapel before drifting away on a raft to the strains of Gershwin's 'S'wonderful.' Together with an ethereal profile portrait of the gamine star, sketched Parisian scenes of the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe, and a tip-tapping Astaire, the poster art pictured Audrey performing the film's 'Basal Metabolism' dance routine - an interpretive avant-garde number performed solo by Hepburn in a smoky beatnik jazz cafe in head to toe black, save for white socks to highlight her dancing feet against the vibrant lipstick-red ground.
CONDITION
Archivally backed on linen with no restoration. Prior to backing the poster had three vertical and three horizontal folds, with some creasing and tiny splits to the right vertical, a whisper of fine surface loss to the left vertical, the most minor edge wear in margins, and lightly soiled pinholes to three corners. Backing has smoothed and diminished the folds and minor imperfections for display. A stunning poster in beautiful original condition, the colours bold and bright. Printed by Charles & Read Ltd., London and Harlow.
- Dimensions:Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 40 in (101.6 cm)Depth: 0.01 in (0.26 mm)
- Style:Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1957
- Condition:Additions or alterations made to the original: Archivally backed on linen with no restoration. Backing has smoothed and diminished three vertical and three horizontal folds and minor edge wear. Lightly soiled pinholes to three corners. Image and colours excellent. Wear consistent with age and use. Unframed. Will be shipped rolled in a heavy duty shipping tube.
- Seller Location:Devon, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: F003171stDibs: LU4110340907822
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