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Auction History Result 1h0178 SEVEN YEAR ITCH linen Italian 2p R1960s Franco art of Marilyn Monroe w/ skirt blowing, rare! Date Sold 12/26/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Undated (probably 1960s) Re-Release Theatrical Linenbacked Italian Two-Panel (known in Italy as a "4 Fogli") Movie Poster (2p; measures 55" x 78" [140 x 198 cm]) (Learn More) The Seven Year Itch, the classic 1955 Billy Wilder married-man-with-roving-eye romantic comedy ("It's the stage riot that rocked New York for 3 years!"; "Based upon an original Play 'The Seven Year Itch' by George Axelrod"; the movie that features the famous scene where Marilyn is standing over the grating as her dress flies up around her legs; the entire movie was very sensational in its day!) starring Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, Evelyn Keyes, Sonny Tufts, Robert Strauss, Oscar Homolka, Marguerite Chapman, Victor Moore (as the plumber; in his final movie role), Dolores Rosedale (billed as "Roxanne"), and Carolyn Jones. Note that the image of Marilyn Monroe with her skirt blowing up is rightfully the most remembered image of Marilyn from any of her movies. But this movie also has the memorable scene which was extremely risque for its time, where a naked Marilyn in a bubble bath gets her toe caught in the faucet and a plumber must free her! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Franco Picchioni Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this Italian re-release poster, which has the classic image of Marilyn Monroe with her skirt blowing upward! However, it is different from the "skirt blowing" images seen on the U.S. posters, and it is different from those seen on those of any other country, and to our mind, it is the best such image of Marilyn Monroe we have seen! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. The poster had small paper loss at some crossfolds, with some small tears and areas of paper loss on parts of several folds, including the ones in Monroe's legs at lower left. It had pinholes around the edges and smudges and darkening in the light background areas. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to linenbacking. It was likely displayed long enough that the restoration paint became very noticeable, so it would make sense to re-back the poster, but bear all of the above in mind before bidding on it. Learn More about condition grades 
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