Original poster art for Trapeze. ...

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Original poster art for Trapeze. Original poster art for Trapeze. (United Artists, 1956) Original full-color poster art for Trapeze. Accomplished in gouache on 40 x 30 in. illustration board. The artwork features Burt Lancaster as "Mike Ribble", Gina Lollabrigida as "Lola" and Tony Curtis as "Tino Orsini" climbing a rope ladder against the backdrop of a lion's face. A highly detailed circus is rendered in the lower right corner. White ghosted "Trapeze" text floats above the circus, possibly as a background for the title overlay. Some age and wear, not affecting the artwork that occupies the top half of the board. In good condition.

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