Playtime (1967)
Italian First Release 1968 original tempera artwork for Playtime (1967)
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PLAYTIME. 1967.
Tempera on paper artboard with a partial clear film overlay, conservation framed with UV plexiglass, unframed: 15 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (40 x 28.5 cm)
This unique piece of artwork was used to create the Italian film poster. On the right-hand side of the artwork is a partial clear film overlay containing the title and film information.
This comedy was directed by Jacques Tati, where he again plays the popular Monsieur Hulot, and is considered a masterpiece of Tati's work. It is made up of six sequences, each linked by two characters, who encounter one another over and over during the course of a day.