Greta Garbo 30+ Publicity & Studio Prints, ca. 1928-1941

An extensive collection of photographs depicting actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990), featuring stills from the films Grand Hotel (1932), Anna Karenina (1935), Camille (1936), and her last film Two-Faced Woman (1941), among others. Totaling 35 photographs in all, ranging in date between 1928-1941. Various sizes, ranging from 9.5" x 11.75" (largest) and 4" x 6" (smallest). Degrees of surface creasing, toning, and negligible imperfections throughout, with some exhibiting studio backstamps and numbered annotations on verso. Else, very good- a diverse grouping from various stages in Garbo's film career! Please see below and accompanying images for further information on contents.

The lot includes, in chronological order:

1.) The Divine Woman (1928) group of 8 director [Victor Seastrom] proofs, now considered a "lost film" of which only a nine minute reel remains. All stamped and annotated on reverse.

2.) Grand Hotel (1932) 5 studio prints, featuring co-stars John Barrymore and Rafaela Ottiano.

3.) Anna Karenina (1935) 3 studio prints, two of which feature co-star Basil Rathbone.

4.) Camille (1936) 5 studio prints featuring co-star Robert Barrymore.

5.) Conquest (1937) 4 studio prints.

6.) Two-Faced Woman (1941) still featuring Constance Bennett with M.P.E.A. backstamp on verso.

7.) Group of 8 various studio portraits of Garbo, three of which have been captured by notable MGM photographer Clarence Sinclair Bull (1896-1979).

8.) Postcard featuring the iconic 1928 image of Garbo by photographer Edward Steichen, ca. 1980. Note in an unknown hand on verso reads: "Greta is happy for you too! But thinks the flue is coming on…".

Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress often regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time. Throughout her career, she would become known for a melancholic, somber persona, with many of her film roles consisting of tragic characters. In 1941, at the age of 35, Garbo retired from the screen. Opting to live a private life, she shunned all publicity and opportunities to return to filmmaking. Nearly a decade after her death in 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema.

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