All About Eve (1950) Poster, US

All About Eve (1950) Poster, US

Artist: Erik Nitsche (1908-1998)

Unframed: 41 x 27 in. (104 x 69 cm)

This striking piece was designed by Erik Nitsche. Nitsche was a pioneer in the design of printed material. After studying at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Germany, he moved to Hollywood in 1934 before settling in New York in 1936. He worked for major magazines, including Vanity Fair, together with working on promotional campaigns for both Universal and Twentieth Century Fox. He was a contemporary of Paul Rand and Saul Bass. He is less well known due to his personal desire to stay out of the limelight. This piece has all of Nitsche's well known characteristics - geometric structure, stylish typography, bright colours, which all come together to form a very sharp design.

This rare 1950s poster does not surface very often.

All About Eve is a drama written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The film stars Bette Davis, Anne Baxter and George Sanders. The film also features one of Marilyn Monroe's earliest important roles. Praised by critics at the time of its release, All About Eve was nominated for fourteen Academy Awards (a feat unmatched until the 1997 film Titanic) and won six, including Best Picture.