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King Kong 1933 French Petite Film Movie Poster, Pierre Pigeot

$19,776.48
£14,375
€16,795.06
CA$27,168.24
A$29,658.57
CHF 15,615.61
MX$355,275.23
NOK 199,717.87
SEK 182,345.73
DKK 125,462.98

About the Item

Incredibly rare first-year-of-release French film poster for landmark American monster film King Kong. We simply adore the design by Pierre Pigeot, a small, but certainly mighty, poster for the undeniable classic. Several styles of poster were created for the film's original release in France, and this design was one of the ones that was also seen in the French pressbook. As can be seen in the images, the poster has a blank date/time cinema box in Naturally all early posters for King Kong are highly collectible and this one is in fantastic unrestored condition. This vintage movie poster is sized 11 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches and will be sent rolled (unframed).
  • Attributed to:
    Pierre Pigeot (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)Width: 11.75 in (29.85 cm)Depth: 0.2 in (5.08 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1933
  • Condition:
    Excellent unrestored condition. Paper ageing mostly around the margins. With some foxing and very light staining on right hand margin. Light creasing in places. Colours very strong and displays fantastically well.
  • Seller Location:
    Bath, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2088334392522

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