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ROMAN FREULICH (1898–1974)
ROMAN FREULICH (1898–1974)
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ROMAN FREULICH (1898–1974) | Boris Karloff as 'Frankenstein's monster', Hollywood 1935
Image Size: 24 x 18,9 cm

English:

Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1950s on double-weight glossy paper 25,4 x 20,5 cm, in very good condition. Photographer's stamp "Photo By Freulich Universal Pictures Corp.", "Schostal" agency label with handwritten image number "3484", typographic agency text clip "Karloff as the monster in the Universal picture 'The Bride of Frankenstein'" and number stamp "273" on the reverse.
At the age of fourteen, Roman Freulich fled his homeland Poland from the Nazis and soon became a still photographer at Universal Pictures in Hollywood. Boris Karloff's portrait in his role as the monster promoted the second Frankenstein film by James Whale. The angular monster head with the sadly empty look was considered a timeless icon of surreal horror. It influenced the make-up artists of many of the undead in film history until today.



Deutsch:

Silbergelatineabzug, geprintet in den 1950er Jahren auf kartonstarkem glänzendem Papier 25,4 x 20,5 cm, in sehr gutem Zustand. Rückseitig Fotografenstempel "Photo By Freulich Universal Pictures Corp.", Schostal-Agenturlabel mit handschriftlich eingetragener Bildnummer "3484", typografischer Agenturtextclip "Karloff as the monster in the Universal picture 'The Bride of Frankenstein'" und Nummernstempel "273".
Im Alter von vierzehn Jahren floh Roman Freulich aus seiner Heimat Polen vor den Nazis und wurde in Hollywood bald darauf Standfotograf bei Universal Pictures. Seine Aufnahme von Boris Karloff als Monster bewarb 1935 den zweiten der drei Frankenstein-Filme unter der Regie von James Whale. Der kantige Monsterkopf mit dem traurig-leeren Blick galt als zeitlose Ikone des surrealen Horrors und war Vorlage für die Maskenbildner zahlreicher Untoter der Filmgeschichte.

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ROMAN FREULICH (1898–1974)

Estimate €700 - €900
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Starting Price €400
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