Description
This authentic 1973 Richard Amsel The Sting vintage poster is an original 27 x 41 U.S. one-sheet for George Roy Hill’s classic gambling con-man crime comedy, a Best Picture and Best Director Academy Award winner for 1973, released by Universal Pictures. Note: artist is Richard Amsel (1947-1985), often misspelled as Amstel. Amsel, famed for Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Dark Crystal, and Time magazine portraiture, defined 1970s illustrated movie art with warm caricature and period detail.
The iconic design shows Paul Newman as Henry Gondorff in a bowler hat with a cigar and Robert Redford as Johnny Hooker in red flat cap, seated arm-in-arm at a 1930s gambling table with a telephone, lamp, and cash, framed in a thin oval rule with THE STING in bold red Art Deco lettering above and billing for Robert Shaw, Ray Walston, Charles Durning, screenplay by David S. Ward, and tagline all it takes is a little Confidence. As original vintage posters go, the creamy stock, red-gold-brown palette, and Amsel likenesses are instantly recognizable.
Issued as NSS 74/8 for theatrical display, this certified vintage poster is lithographed on one-sheet stock and professionally conservation-mounted and linen-backed, with original fold marks restored at the time of backing. As an authenticated vintage poster should be, this is an original studio-issued NSS printing, not a reproduction: 27 x 41 inches, in Very Good to Excellent condition, ready to frame.
What is an original The Sting one-sheet worth on linen? As vintage posters for sale from the Newman-Redford era become harder to find flat and backed, Amsel originals lead the market. For collectors of antique posters, Oscar winners, and 1930s con-artist style, this original vintage poster is a museum-worthy trophy for a theater, office, or gallery wall.
Original 1973 U.S. one-sheet with NSS 74/8 in plate.
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