Metropolis poster sold for record $690,000
The BBC reports The Reel Poster Gallery in London sold an original Metropolis film poster for $690,000 today, shattering the previous record of $453,500 (set in 1997 by a poster for the 1932 film The Mummy). It is one of only four surviving copies known to exist of the iconic art deco poster designed Heinz Schulz-Neudamm for Fritz Lang's classic film. (MoMA and Filmmuseum Berlin each own one, while the other is in a private collection.) According to a Reuters report, it "was bought by California-based collector Ken Schacter from British businessman Andrew Cohen, chairman of mail order firm Betterware."
And BTW, if you don't own the stunning (and essential) Restored Metropolis DVD, you're seriously missing out.
posted by Paul at 3:31 PM [Permalink]
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You know, I just got a poster/art reproduction catalogue and there's a lovely giclee of one of the original Metropolis full-sheets in there. It'd set me back $120, but it's quite lovely.
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