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The James Bond You Only Live Twice Art Print - Numbered Edition (Unframed) features the iconic 1967 film poster artwork by Frank McCarthy. Printed on Hahnemuhle bamboo 290gsm art paper, each edition is supplied with a certificate of authenticity, hand numbered and dated by Eon Productions. This is a numbered series of 1,000.
Backstory. The artwork shows Bond effortlessly flying ‘Little Nellie’ without using his hands, as mayhem rages around him. This was cinema’s first helicopter chase, though the sequence proved far too difficult to film in Japan and was eventually shot in Spain. The artwork also includes Bond holding a Walther air pistol which never actually featured in any of the films. This piece of art crept in during a photo shoot for From Russia With Love in 1963, when publicist Tom Carlile showed up with Sean Connery at Magnum photographer David Hurn’s studio without the necessary prop, a Walther PPK handgun. Hurn substituted his own air pistol in the photo shoot, to be used as reference for the poster artist, with the reasoning that they could shorten the barrel in the process of interpretation but they didn’t, and the ‘wrong’ gun shows up in Bond poster art for years to come, even into Roger Moore’s hand.
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Details. A museum quality art print, in full colour. The design is hand printed on Hahnemuhle bamboo paper which is completely renewable and biodegradable. Bamboo grows rapidly and is sourced from ethically responsible and sustainable forests.
Shipping. The unframed print is sandwiched in sheets of acid-free tissue then rolled within a layer of plain white card to protect the outside and corners of the print, before being inserted into a rigid shipping tube. The certificate of authenticity is rolled in the centre of the tube. All packaging used is recyclable, biodegradable or made from recycled materials.
The maker.This set is produced exclusively for 007Store by contemporary fine art specialists Plinth, London. Whether celebrated on a local or a global stage, Plinth's mission is to bring the work of outstanding artists and creatives to wider audiences through stories, exhibitions and beautiful objects. From Turner Prize-winners to Magnum Photographers, collaborating with artists is at the heart of what Plinth do, and they published limited editions and designs by Gillian Wearing, Maggie Hambling, Michael Craig-Martin, Cornelia Parker, Ding Yi, David Shrigley, Julian Opie, Bella Freud and many more.