Advance Bid Deadline: Aug. 07, 2012 8:00 PM (E.S.T) 5:00 PM (P.S.T.) 0100 hr (London) 0200 hr (Continent)
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(updated Mon Aug 13 20:25:33 2012 E.S.T.)

Auction Lot No. 147

Bidding:
DICK TRACY (DISNEY RELEASE)
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    "Dick Tracy", the rare complete set of the Advance Movie Posters (six pieces)
    screenprints on paper, 1990, , ,

  • Condition:In very fine fresh condition. Each sheet mounted in an appropriate frame with non-acid free, but recent matting. The frames rubbed and minor scraping in places, one with small area of broken glass.
  • Provenance: From the estate of Ron Graf, proprietor of House of Armand, Oceanside, Ca. who was a founder of Comic Con, a forty year old popular culture convention in San Diego.Link to his bio information: http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/obituaries/article_425af4cc-4ab4-5346-a5db-1bdaad5ed69b.html
  • Framing: Framed, but unexamined out of the frame.
  • Note: The Madonna image in this set was withdrawn early on due to the suggestive nature of the image which was not consistent with the public image of The Walt Disney Company which released the film. Directed by and starring Warren Beatty as Dick Tracy, also starring Al Pacino (Best Supporting Actor), Charlie Korsmo, Madonna, Mandy Patinkin, Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Dick Van Dyke, Catherine O'Hara, James Caan, Estelle Parsons. The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob. These high-gloss posters feature the colorful profile of Dick Tracy(twice) and four other characters in the film. Won 3 Oscars.
Estimates*
US $
Euro
UK pound
Swiss Fr
3000-5000
2490-4150
2040-3400
2940-4900

* Estimates do not include 25% buyer's premium (see Terms and Conditions). NR means no reserve (minimum bid $50 unless otherwise posted). Estimates in other currencies based on conversion rates of Euro: 0.83 , British Pound 0.68, Swiss Fr 0.98. All conversion values are approximate with the final cost determined in dollars.
workcode: dt-1404h-01