Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 7

Stenberg Brothers and Yakov Ruklevsky
Original 1927 Constructivist Soviet Movie Poster Der Letzte Mann The Last Laugh

1927

About the Item

Original vintage movie poster for the Soviet release of a 1924 German silent film Der Letzte Mann (The Last Man) The Last Laugh about an aging doorman of a prestigious hotel who is demoted to a washroom attendant, starring the popular 1920s actor Emil Jannings (1884-1950) and directed by one of the leading German film directors of the time F. W. Murnau (Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe; 1888-1931) with the renowned scriptwriter Carl Mayer (1894-1944), using only one title card and ingenious mobile filming techniques through city streets and corridors with cameras mounted on bicycles and using overhead wires invented by the notable cinematographer Karl Freund (1890-1969), who also strapped a camera to his waist as he stumbled on roller skates to depict a drunk scene; the overall effect of movement, light and shadows earned Murnau the nickname "Great Impressionist". Constructivist design by the notable Soviet artists the Stenberg Brothers (Vladimir 1899-1982; Georgii 1900-1933) and Yakov Ruklevsky (1884-1965) featuring an elderly doorman with a moustache wearing a smart blue uniform and saluting with a hand to his hat against a colourful striped background with two silhouettes walking away in the background, the stylised title text above and the rest of the text with the logo below. Large size. Good condition, original folds, restored minor tears and folds, restored minor loss on margins, backed on linen.
  • Creator:
    Stenberg Brothers and Yakov Ruklevsky
  • Creation Year:
    1927
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 54.14 in (137.5 cm)Width: 39.38 in (100 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Good condition, original folds, restored minor tears and folds, restored minor loss on margins, backed on linen.
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4362013313
More From This SellerView All
You May Also Like
  • Door To The East no.65 - Cibachrome Photograph by Marilù Eustachio - 1987
    Located in Roma, IT
    Door To The East no.65 is a Cibachrome Photograph retouched by hand in progressive numbers, realized by the Italian contemporary artist Marilù Eustachio in 1987. Titled, dated, an...
    Category

    1980s Contemporary More Prints

    Materials

    Photogravure, Paper

  • Philippe Geluck - Golf
    By Philippe Geluck
    Located in Saint Ouen, FR
    Philippe Geluck - Golf Silk-screen print 2003 Numbered on 300 and signed Exhibition copy Missing and damaged 73x60 290€
    Category

    Early 2000s More Prints

    Materials

    Paper

  • John Muafangejo Style, Elia Shiwoohamba, Linoleum block print on paper
    By Elia Shiwoohamba
    Located in Windhoek, NA
    John Muafangejo Style, 2013. Linoleum block print on paper. Edition of 5. Elia Shiwoohamba was born in 1981 in Windhoek, Namibia. He graduated from th...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary More Prints

    Materials

    Paper, Ink, Linocut

  • The Seed (edition of 20), Petrus Amuthenu, Linoleum block print on paper
    By Petrus Amuthenu
    Located in Windhoek, NA
    The Seed, 2018. Linoleum block print on fabriano paper, edition of 20 Petrus Amuthenu was born in Swakopmund and grew up in northern Namibia in Uukwaludhi. In 2002 a chance encounte...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Prints

    Materials

    Paper, Ink

  • Music Spirit, Elisia Nghidishange, relief print on paper
    By Elisia Nghidishange
    Located in Windhoek, NA
    Music Spirit, 2018. Cardboard block print on paper. Editions 1/3, 2/3, 3/3 available Elisia Nghidishange was born in Eenhana in northern Namibia. This printmaker, sculptor and mixed...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary More Prints

    Materials

    Paper, Ink

  • Don't judge..., Petrus Amuthenu, Cardboard print on paper
    By Petrus Amuthenu
    Located in Windhoek, NA
    Don't judge what you can't understand, 2016. Cardboard block print on paper, edition of 3 Petrus Amuthenu was born in Swakopmund and grew up in northern Namibia in Uukwaludhi. In 20...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Prints

    Materials

    Paper, Ink

Recently Viewed

View All