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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop / La vittima sommersa

$3,096.94
£2,250
€2,637.36
CA$4,227.91
A$4,703.37
CHF 2,465.57
MX$57,474.06
NOK 31,395.92
SEK 29,554.91
DKK 19,686.91
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About the Item

This is a very rare original Italian film poster. This piece was printed in two sheets, and designed to be pasted onto billboards. Therefore only unused examples survived. This poster was designed by one of the maters of Italian poster design Luigi Martinati (1893-1984) This crime mystery film from 1937 was directed by William Clemens and starred Donald Woods, Ann Dvorak and Anne Nagel. This poster is for the films first Italian release one year later in 1938. This poster is conservation linen backed and it would be shipped rolled in a very strong tube.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 79 in (200.66 cm)Width: 55 in (139.7 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1938
  • Condition:
    Repaired: This piece is in excellent condition, with the colour remaining very bright with only very minor restoration to folds. This is quite standard as this piece was distributed folded. This poster is conservation Linen backed.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU989142585982

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