Lot 298
Vintage Lon Chaney Poster by Batiste Madalena. The colors are stunningly vibrant and practically jump off the page which is even more amazing when one considers this poster is over 70 years old! Professionally matted and framed to an overall. The "man of a thousand faces", star of The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). Hand-Painted One Sheet Movie Poster. The Blackbird Starring Lon Chaney. Painted and signed by the renowned artist of screen and stage, Batiste Madalena. He was commissioned by George Eastman to paint for his theater in Rochester, NY. Accompanied by a biography on Madalena and many of his works. Fine.
Estimated Value $7,000 - 10,000.
Purchased at Camden House Auctionaries, 11.6.93 for $7144.50.
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