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How to Marry a Millionnaire 1953 French Grande Film Poster, Boris Grinsson

$6,112.67
£4,450
€5,212.27
CA$8,398.50
A$9,134.30
CHF 4,840.84
MX$109,447.97
NOK 61,524.64
SEK 56,364.93
DKK 38,959.72

About the Item

1953 romantic comedy starring Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable. Models Schatze (Bacall), Pola (Monroe) and Loco (Grable) come up with a scheme to get themselves rich husbands. This original first-year-of-release French Grande film poster is incredibly rare an features a wonderful design by Boris Grinsson. Boris Grinsson (1907 - 1999) was a renowned Russian born French artist famous for drawing the designs for over 2000 French film posters for American, Italian, and French films during a career spanning forty years (from the 1930s to the 1970s). He produced a vast body of work in a variety of genres, including This Gun for Hire (1942), Gilda (1946), The Lady from Shanghai (1948) and From Russia with Love (1963). This original vintage movie poster is linen-backed and is sized approx. 46 x 62.75 inches (plus a little more with the linen). It will be sent rolled (unframed).
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 62.75 in (159.39 cm)Width: 46 in (116.84 cm)Depth: 0.2 in (5.08 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1953
  • Condition:
    Additions or alterations made to the original: Professionally linen-backed. Old linen, slightly wavy. Paper darkened with age a little. Touch-up to wear and small paper-loss on folds, little handling, creases, tape marks. Very good condition considering age and rarity. Displays great.
  • Seller Location:
    Bath, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2088337749302

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