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Karoly Grosz
THE MIDNIGHT SUN (1926), original movie poster art by Karoly Grosz. This is one of his first artworks for Universal Pictures, since he began working at Universal's art department in New York in the mid-1920s, and was influenced by a range of movements spanning Expressionism to Art Deco. His creations were considered novel for the time because the designs emphasized an "idea" or visual theme, rather than literal depictions of scenes that a viewer could expect to see in the movie. In this artwork for the premiere of THE MIDNIGHT SUN to showcase the Universal star of the moment, Laura La Plante, Grosz uses his favorite colors, red and black on a white background, three-tone combination that he repeated five years later to create some of the most iconic posters in history, as FRANKENSTEIN (1931) and MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (1932). Original lithograph copies of his poster art are scarce and highly valued by collectors. Two posters illustrated by Grosz—ads for Frankenstein and The Mummy, respectively—have set the auction record for the world's most expensive film poster. The latter held the record for nearly 20 years and, at the time of its sale in 1997, it may have been the most expensive art print of any kind, including other forms of commercial art as well as fine art. The reference website LearnAboutMoviePosters (LAMP) noted that, as of August 2016, Grosz appeared more than any other artist on its comprehensive list of vintage film posters sold for at least $20,000.
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THE MIDNIGHT SUN (1926), original movie poster artwork by Karoly Grosz.
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| Artist: | Karoly Grosz (All) |
| Media Type: | Mixed Media |
| Art Type: | Other |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
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| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 11/7/2025 |
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THE MIDNIGHT SUN (1926), original movie poster artwork by Karoly Grosz.
Artist: Karoly Grosz (All)
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