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Italian Release1964 My Fair Lady original Italian cinema poster by Giuliano Nistri, Audrey Hepburn
Giuliano Nistri

1964 My Fair Lady Italian Original Cinema Poster Giuliano Nistri Audrey Hepburn

Italian Cinema Poster · Giuliano Nistri · 1964
Original Italian poster for My Fair Lady (1964), painted by Giuliano Nistri, with Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle.
Details
Film My Fair Lady (George Cukor, 1964)
Studio Warner Bros.
Artist Giuliano Nistri
Star Audrey Hepburn
Country Italy, original release
Period 1964
Type Original cinema poster
PERIOD
1964
PROVENANCE
Private Collection
Italian release, 1964. Artwork by Giuliano Nistri.
DESCRIPTION
An original Italian cinema poster for My Fair Lady (1964), with painted artwork by Giuliano Nistri, presenting Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle in George Cukor's film for Warner Bros.

The film won eight Academy Awards, two of them for Cecil Beaton's costumes and art direction. Giuliano Nistri (1926–2022) painted around 2,500 Italian film posters for studios including Warner Bros., Paramount and Titanus; for My Fair Lady he worked in a softer register than in his dramatic chiaroscuro designs.

A printed original from the film's Italian release.
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Original 1964 PosterGiuliano NistriAudrey HepburnItalian Release
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Eliza, Painted in Rome
The Archivary - Italian Curation

Hepburn's Eliza, painted for the Italian release by Giuliano Nistri. Cecil Beaton's costumes on screen, interpreted by one of Italy's leading poster painters.

The Object and Its Moment
My Fair Lady in Italy

This is an original Italian poster for George Cukor's My Fair Lady (1964), produced by Jack L. Warner for Warner Bros., with painted artwork by Giuliano Nistri centred on Audrey Hepburn.

Hollywood, repainted for Italian audiences.

The Fashion Landscape
Cecil Beaton's Costumes

Cecil Beaton won Academy Awards for the film's costume design and, with Gene Allen, its art direction. His Edwardian wardrobe for Hepburn, including the black-and-white Ascot gown, remains a reference point in costume and fashion history.

The Wider Culture
Eight Academy Awards

Premiered in New York on 21 October 1964, the film won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Cukor and Best Actor for Rex Harrison.

Reading the Object
Nistri's Hand

Giuliano Nistri (1926–2022) painted around 2,500 film posters, including Dial M for Murder and La Notte. For My Fair Lady he chose a softer, more delicate manner than his chiaroscuro work.

Painted artwork, not adapted photography.

Why It Matters Now
Three Subjects in One

The poster connects Hepburn, Beaton's costume design and the Italian school of poster painting, each collected in its own right.

MARKET DEMAND
1964
Italian film posters
RARITY
Limited
Original period piece, no longer produced
ORIGIN
Italy
Italian release, Warner Bros.
HOUSE ERA
Giuliano Nistri
Italian poster painter, 1926–2022
Demand
Hepburn Material

Original publicity for Audrey Hepburn's films is sought by both film and fashion collectors.

Supply
Paper Survival

Cinema posters were made to be pasted and discarded, so original copies are fewer.

Context
Italian Poster Art

The painters of Italian film posters, including the Nistri brothers, have received renewed attention in recent years.

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