1.25 Million Dollars Worth Of Original Glamour Photography And Other Hollywood Art Sold By Profiles
Published November 16th, 2007
Calabasas, CA, November 14, 2007—For the first time in public auction history, over $1.25 million dollars worth of Hollywood glamour photography, much of it of “Pre-code,” and vintage movie posters were sold at Profiles in History, the world’s leading dealer of authentic Hollywood artifacts. Fine art photographs featuring history’s most legendary actresses including Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard, Clara Bow, Marlene Dietrich and Louise Brooks − the greatest assemblage of its kind − shot by legends in their own right including George Hurrell, Clarence Sinclair Bull and Ruth Harriet Louise and posters from films including My Man Godfrey, The Wolf Man, Cabin in the Sky, Casablanca, True to the Navy, Unholy Three, Dr. X and Lawrence of Arabia contributed to the record-setting two-day total.
“Hollywood pre-code glamour photography of the 20s and 30s is being embraced by the Fine Art world,” said Joe Maddalena, owner of Profiles in History. “It began to spark their interest a few years ago and now these masterpieces and the portrait photographers who shot them have taken their rightful place alongside other great contemporary artists of the 20th Century.”
This was Profiles in History’s 29th auction of Hollywood memorabilia. Their next auction, December 13 and 14 will feature several of Hollywood’s most recognizable movie icons—A full-scale Endo Skeleton from Terminator 2 (Expected sale price: $100,000 or more) and a full-scale Tyrannosaurus Rex head screen-used in the science fiction classic Jurassic Park (Expected sale price: $60,000 or more). Both of these amazing items were created and built for the screen by Stan Winston Studios and would make The Perfect Holiday Gift for the movie fan or collector who has everything!
Here are the some of the highlights from the November 7&8 history making auction of Hollywood art:
My Man Godfrey one-sheet poster $85,000
The Wolf Man one-sheet poster $40,000
Cabin in the Sky one-sheet poster $30,000
Casablanca insert poster $27,500
True to the Navy one-sheet poster $27,500
Unholy Three half-sheet poster $25,000
Doctor X one-sheet poster $20,000
Lawrence of Arabia three-sheet poster $16,000
Marlene Dietrich oversize gallery portrait by Eugene Robert Richee $15,000
Carole Lombard oversize gallery portrait by Wm. E. Thomas, inscribed and signed by Lombard $13,000
Jezebel one-sheet poster $12,000
The Taming of the Shrew one-sheet poster $12,000
The Eagle and the Hawk half-sheet poster $11,000
Tarzan and His Mate window card $11,000
Barbara Stanwyck oversize publicity portrait by William A. Fraker for Shopworn $10,000
Murders in the Rue Morgue window card $10,000
Her Husbands Trademark one-sheet poster $10,000
Louise Brooks publicity still from The Canary Murder Case $9,000
Madeleine Carroll large format publicity portrait by Otto Dyar $9,000
The Maltese Falcon insert poster $9,000
Veronica Lake oversize gallery portrait by A.L. Whitey Schafer for Out of this World $9,000
Lifeboat one-sheet poster $8,500
Myrna Loy oversize publicity portrait by Clarence Sinclair Bull for The Mask of Fu Manchu $8,000
Jacqueline Logan large format publicity portrait by Wm. E. Thomas for Cecil B. DeMille‟s The King of Kings $7,500
Jean Harlow (circle motif blouse) oversize gallery portrait $7,500
Louise Brooks large format publicity portrait by Eugene Robert Richee from Now We‟re In the Air $7,500
Clara Bow nude bathing publicity still for Hula $7,000
About Profiles in History:
Founded in 1985 by Joseph Maddalena, Profiles in History is the nation’s leading dealer in guaranteed-authentic original historical autographs, letters, documents, vintage signed photographs and manuscripts. To satisfy the demands of a relatively new and exciting field of collecting, Profiles in History has held some of the most prestigious and successful auctions of Hollywood memorabilia in the genre for 12 years running. Their auctions include costumes, props and set pieces from both vintage and contemporary film, television, and rock ‘n roll. Profiles in History’s location in Calabasas Hills, CA– virtually a stone’s throw away from every major Hollywood studio – ensures a constant flow of fantastic and rare collectibles. With an extensive network of dealers, collectors, and institutions, they are proud to play an important role in the preservation of motion picture history. For more information about Profiles in History, please visit their new website at www.profilesinhistory.com.
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