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Seconds (1966) Poster, US, Special silkscreen

Lot Closed

December 2, 04:25 PM GMT

Estimate

1,600 - 2,400 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Seconds (1966) Poster, US, Special silkscreen


Artist: Saul Bass (1920-1996)


Unframed: 36 x 25 in. (91 x 64 cm)


This is an exceptionally rare Saul Bass poster. It was designed and printed for Saul Bass's own personal use, and not for sale or cinema use. It is thought that only fifty were printed by Art Krebs Studio, Los Angeles, which was just around the corner from Bass's design studio. Bass gave a number of these posters to friends and colleagues, and also used them to enter graphic design competitions.


This sci-fi film was directed by John Frankenheimer and stars Rock Hudson. The film is about the obsession with eternal youth and a strange organisation that gives people a second chance in life.

Science Fiction Poster Art, Aurum Press Limited, 2003, page 75 and Saul Bass A Life in Film & Design, Laurence King, 2011, page 218