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FLYING DOWN TO RIO - One Sheet (27" x 41"); Stone Litho; Fine+ on Linen

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:20,000.00 USD Estimated At:40,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD
FLYING DOWN TO RIO - One Sheet (27  x 41 ); Stone Litho; Fine+ on Linen
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FLYING DOWN TO RIO

One Sheet (27" x 41"); Stone Litho
Fine+ on Linen
RKO , 1933

This is one of only two known copies of this masterpiece to have survived. One copy was sold in 2008 for the incredible sum of $239,000. This may be your only chance to acquire this beauty.

This exquisite Art Deco poster has been expertly mounted on linen. Prior to the professional linen backing, there was a minor chip on the left border at the central horizontal fold, along with pinholes and some fold wear. The poster had been censored by painting over the exposed areas of the figures with water-soluble poster paint. This has been carefully removed, although some pigment absorption is inevitable with overpainting. Nevertheless, the poster has been restored to its original splendor and displays magnificently.

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers made their stunning debut as a dance team in the 1933 musical film with their rendition of "Carioca," marking the accidental birth of the world's most renowned dance duo. Another highlight of this Merian C. Cooper-produced spectacle is a breathtaking sequence featuring the title song, where hundreds of scantily dressed showgirls perform on the wings of biplanes soaring above Rio de Janeiro. This scene is one of the most audaciously magnificent moments in the annals of movie musicals. Alongside "King Kong," also a Cooper production, "Flying Down to Rio" was instrumental in saving RKO Studios from financial ruin. The film's widespread success spurred the studio to plan more films starring Astaire and Rogers.

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