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King-Kong. 1942.

Sold for $15,000 at Poster Auctions International Inc on Jun 23, 2019.

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ARTIST: MARCEL BLOCH (1882-1966) SIZE: 31 1/4 x 44 1/4 in./79.3 x 112.5 cm PRINTER: Affiches Gaillard, Paris DESCRIPTION: This may be the only known copy of this fantastic French promotion for "King Kong." Like most other designs for the film, we're presented with a formidable ape who stomps through Manhattan with the object of his affection clenched in his fist. But here, Kong is a bit more benign than we usually see him: he gazes upon Ann Darrow almost lovingly, and there is no actual sign of destruction—and certainly, no terrifying brute who can crush an airplane in mid-flight with his free hand. Although unsigned, it is most probably the work of Marcel Bloch, who designed all the posters for Pathé film reissues in the 1930s and 1940s. Rare!! (Modern; Film; American)

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