Lot 831
Clark Gable and Janet Gaynor - 2 Oversized Portraits by Acclaimed Photographer, Clarence Sinclair Bull. Two beautiful vintage original 10" x 13" double-weight portrait stills for MGM by acclaimed celebrity photographer, Clarence Sinclair Bull, of Golden Age of Hollywood Legends, Clark Gable and Janet Gaynor. The Clark Gable in his WWII uniform is slugged on verso "Captain Clark Gable of the US Army Air Corps. The newest portrait of the former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer star now completing editing of combat films shot on a series of bombing raids over Europe". The second portrait is from 1936, a glamorous image of Janet Gaynor, the first actress to win an Academy Award for acting at the first ceremony held in 1929 being recognized for three films, 7th Heaven, Street Angel and the undisputed masterpiece that is Sunrise. Photo is slugged on verso "Janet Gaynor is to be starred international the title role of 'Small Town Girl', from Ben Ames William's best selling novel….Robert Taylor appears opposite Miss Gaynor". The Gaynor portrait has a lower white border corner tip missing a crease just inside same corner that scarcely impacts the quality of the image. The Gable is extremely clean with only a tiny emulsion drop on left side of visor and one soft corner tip. Both have stamped "Kindly Credit Photo by Clarence Sinclair Bull, MGM" on verso and both wonderful portraits by a photographer at the top of his game.
Estimated Value $900 - 1,500.
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| Realized $600 |
