The Lady Vanishes
Rare surving piece of artwork (22"x 31 1/2") by Eric Pulford for the "last" Hammer film, "The Lady Vanishes" (1979).As the man in charge at the
Downton ad agency, Pulford directed a group of elite artists including the likes of
Vic Fair, Brian Bysouth & John Stockle. He was also responsible for commissioning work from various Italian artists & bringing the likes of
Renato Fratini & Arnaldo Putzu over to work out of London. Pulford was also a talented artist himself.
Such was Pulford's position in the market that he is one of only two poster artist's to have warranted an entire chapter in Sim Branaghan's "bible" "British Film Posters" (2006) - the other was Tom Chantrell (see:
https://www.chantrellposter.com/).
This is an important artwork as very little Pulford artwork has survived compared to that by his peers. The design for this particular Pulford artwork is believed to have been by Vic Fair (see Fair's earlier concept art:
https://www.moviepostermem.com/The-Lady-Vanishes-Poster/58911)
"The Lady Vanishes" was a Hammer re-make of the
Alfred Hitchcock film from 1938. Starring Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd. Angela Lansbury & a raft of British character actors (Arthur Lowe, Ian Carmichael etc)
this film was important as it proved to be Hammer's "final" film (1935-79) until the more recent re-boot starting in 2008.
The artwork is a mixture of watercolour & gouache on paper applied to artboard (some rippling to the paper but a professional concservator could re-lay this). A separate acetate carries the machine printed text with a photo roster of the main cast. For comparison with the final printed poster please see:
https://www.moviepostermem.com/The-Lady-Vanishes-Poster/59353 An important artwork that both bears testament to Pulford's long & influential career & poignantly recalls the last 20th century production from one of Britain's most important Studios: Hammer. This item is sold without copyright, reproduction rights, licensing rights or any other kind of legal release.
NB. Due to the size of this piece a supplementary P&P charge will be required for ALL buyers (it may also be collected by appointment).
Price: £1495.00
Film Category: Thriller / Trains
Director: Anthony Page
Actor / Actresses: Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, Angela Lansbury
Poster Type: Original Artwork
Poster Artist: Pulford Eric
Condition: Good
Year: 1979
Reference: 62609
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