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Auction History Result 3f277 LITTLE FOXES linen 1sh '41 Bette Davis in wild hat, veil & gloves by William Rose, ultra rare! Date Sold 12/8/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Style A One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) The Little Foxes, the 1941 William Wyler (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) U.S. South family relationship unhappy marriage melodrama ("Samuel Goldwyn presents his screen version of the most sensational stage success of 1940"; "...at the very pinnacle of her dramatic power, as the soulless siren who would let a man die that her dream may live"; "From the Broadway Stage Success by Lillian Hellman"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; about a very wealthy southern family at the turn of the 20th century, and their unhappy romantic entanglements) starring Bette Davis (nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for this film), Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film), Richard Carlson, Patricia Collinge (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film), Dan Duryea, Henry 'Hot Shot' Thomas, Charles R. Moore, Charles Dingle, and Carl Benton Reid NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: William Rose Important Added Info: Note that we have only auctioned this wonderful poster once before, and that was 24 years ago, when it auctioned for $3,850!
UPDATED 12/04/2015: Note that a knowledgeable collector pointed out that William Rose created the art for this poster, and we have updated the auction accordingly. Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had small paper loss at the crossfolds and it had tears and tiny paper loss in the vertical fold between the top and middle crossfolds, with minor wear on the other folds. It had an upside-down V-shaped tear starting in the left of the second "E" of "BETTE" and extending into the "S" of "DAVIS" and the background to the right of it. The top 1 1/2" of the poster was folded back at one time and there were creases and tears in that area and there were tears and paper loss around the edges of the poster. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was expertly backed by a very talented restorer and displays fantastically, even from close up! Learn More about condition grades 
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