Original final poster artwork by Brian Bysouth for Phil Karlson's crime drama Walking Tall. This lot comes from the personal collection of Brian Bysouth. Released in 1973, the film tells the true-story-inspired tale of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser's relentless fight against organised crime and corruption. Walking Tall was a major box-office success and a defining example of the era's gritty, populist action cinema. The artwork is painted in gouache on an illustration board and signed by Bysouth in silver paint in the bottom left corner. The piece is overlaid with a protective sheet of translucent paper. Sold without copyright; see copyright notice in the Terms and Conditions.
The lot exhibits edge wear to the illustration board and crinkling to the protective paper layer.
Estimate: £800 - 1600
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British artist Brian Bysouth (b. 1936) is one of the most celebrated film poster designers of the twentieth century, renowned for his dynamic style that defined an era of cinematic advertising. Trained at art school and beginning his career at the advertising agency Downtons, Bysouth quickly established himself within the film industry, producing artwork for hundreds of posters as well as major advertising campaigns and editorial commissions.
Over a career spanning more than four decades, Bysouth created iconic imagery for landmark productions including the James Bond films For Your Eyes Only, A View to a Kill and The Living Daylights, as well as Raiders of the Lost Ark and Highlander. A central figure in the golden age of hand-painted posters, his work captures both the drama and glamour of cinema at its peak. Now increasingly sought after by collectors, Bysouth's original artworks and personal archive offer a rare opportunity to acquire pieces from one of the industry’s most influential artists.
See Online Here: 538. The Brian Bysouth Collection: Original Final Poster Artwork; 51 cm x 62 cm (20 x 24.5 ), Brian Bysouth ### WALKING TALL (1973)
