"Nicholas and Alexandra, Alternate Movie Poster Artwork"   Lot no. 2746

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By Ted Coconis (b.1927)

1971 (Estimated)
28.00" x 27.80"
Mixed Media on Paper on Board with Cutout Board
Unsigned
SOLD



This beautifully composed painting was created as poster art for the Academy Award-winning film Nicolas and Alexandra (Columbia Pictures). Coconis' unique psychedelic montage style, which made him one of the most desirable artists in his field, is very well represented in this piece done at the peak of his career. Coconis' art very rarely comes on the market, particularly from the artist's most desirable period. Ted Coconis himself verified the authenticity of this piece. 



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ABOUT THE ARTIST

 

Ted CoConis, was born n Chicago, and studied at the Academy of Art there. Following his brief service in the military, he worked in an art studio in San Francisco. He accepted his first freelance commission in the early ‘50s and within ten years, moved to New York to establish himself as one of the country’s top illustrators.

   His work has appeared in publications from Good Housekeeping and Ladies’ Home Journal to Playboy and Cosmopolitan and many books.

    CoConis also produced award-winning movie posters for such classics as Fiddler on the Roof, The man of La Mancha, The Prime of Miss Jean Brody, Dorian Grey; others included the Jim Henson Muppet television specials. His work has also been used in advertisements for cruise ships, airlines, hotels and tourist agencies.

   He decided to concentrate on his own work while living in Paris and the Greek Islands for several years. On his return to the States, he left the Bay area for the small artist-colony/fishing-village of Cedar Key, Florida. Summers are spent in his studio the coast of Maine.

   His work has won numerous awards from the Society of Illustrator, the Art Directors’ Clubs of New York and Los Angeles, and other associations. His work is in the collections of The Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration, The Bishop Museum, and the Boca Raton Museum of Art, as well as in several other corporate and private collections.