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Auction History Result 6a0042 LADY FROM SHANGHAI signed #8/10 printer's test artist's proof 26x40 art print 2023 Villegas! Date Sold 2/18/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Art Print (signed by artist Henry Villegas; 8/10; artist's proof; measures 26" x 40" [66 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) The Lady from Shanghai, the 1947 Orson Welles Asian China romantic crime film noir ("'Do all rich women play games like this?'"; "'I told you... You know nothing about wickedness.'"; "I didn't want money... she knew that when I went to work for her!"; "Soon everyone will know the Lady from Shanghai - Be sure to meet her!"; "Exciting story of a reckless & notorious woman of the world!"; "Story of a reckless woman!"; "Screenplay and Production by Orson Welles"; about an ordinary seaman who sees a beautiful woman on a yacht and gets a job on it so he can be near her, and he ends up involved in a complicated murder plot) starring Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane, Glenn Anders, Ted de Corsia, and Evelyn Ellis. Note that director/star Orson Welles was married to Rita Hayworth, and he co-wrote this screenplay as a way for him to star opposite her! Also note that this movie was originally filmed in 1946, but it was not released in the U.S. at that time. It was finally released in France in December 1947, and at that time, U.S. posters were printed with 1947 NSS numbers, but it did not finally open in the U.S. until 1948! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Henry Villegas Important Added Info: Note that this art print has been personally autographed (signed) by Henry Villegas and hand-numbered 8/10! It includes a Certificate of Authenticity from Zoetrope Galleries (see our images). It is part of the 10 limited artist proofs (they are printed in a much lesser amount for the artist by the printer). Since AP's are "closer to the artist's hand" they tend to be much more valuable than the prints of a signed and numbered limited edition! It is also an uncut printer's test art print (often referred to as a "printer's proof")! Before a poster was printed in large quantities, the printer would print a limited number of posters as "test" posters. Because they needed to be shown to people at the studio, people in the art department, the stars, etc, they would print a number of test posters and distribute them to these people. Some of them would be fully trimmed, but often they would leave the color chart on the left edge of many of the posters, which added an extra inch to the width of the poster (which explains why this art print measures 26" x 40" [66 x 102 cm]). Once these printer's test posters were shown to the various people in a position to "OK" them, the printer would print the full print run of the posters. Condition: very good. The art print has a few light creases and scuffs but they are not very noticeable or distracting. Overall it is in pretty nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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