Comments on: The poster art of Richard Amsel

By: John

John — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:03:50 +0000

Hi Frank. That picture doesn’t look like the work of anyone I know but then I’m an aficionado, not an expert. It also doesn’t look immediately like an Amsel sketch to me, his rough work tended to have a lot more to it as you can see if you look at the Amsel site linked above. Adam McDaniel at that site would probably be the best person to ask.

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:53:20 +0000

Hi,
I bought this art that was made by the Universal Studios art department.
It is concept art for the 1975 Raquel Welch Sheena, Queen of the Jungle movie which was never made. 3 different pieces.

It has an A on one page. Peter Greenwood thought it might be Amsel art or the “A” could mean style A.

Would you be able to identify the artist?

Thanks,
Frank
http://terrororstralis.com/sheena/tanya/Tanya05.jpg

By: John

John — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:18:25 +0000

Hi Adam, thanks for the correction. Makes me wonder now who did do the Barry Lyndon poster!

By: Adam McDaniel

Adam McDaniel — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:25:59 +0000

Thanks for linking to my article about Amsel. I hope you all enjoy it.

Important note: Amsel did NOT create the BARRY LYNDON poster, though it looks very much like his style. This has been confirmed by Dorian Hannaway, one of Amsel’s close friends as well as a personal authority of his work.

By: Thombeau

Thombeau — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:33:02 +0000

Amsel did some classic Bette Midler album covers, back in the day…

By: John

John — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:43:05 +0000

Thanks Sebastiane, and well-spotted with the poster art, the place I got mine from pre-dated that place and there was no information about the artists. I can now see that the artist’s full name is David Palladini and he’s also known as a Tarot artist which possibly explains why he was asked to produce that poster.

I shouldn’t have looked at that site, I notice they have a lot of those great Polish posters for sale!

By: sebastiane

sebastiane — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:10:40 +0000

WELCOME BACK! artist for Herzog's Nosferatu is Palladini. a good source is www.kinoart.net, also if you are looking for rare posters. in London the best The Reel Posters Gallery, a bit expensive thou...

By: John

John — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:46:10 +0000

My pleasure, Sebastiane, it was just the sort of tip I like to follow up here. Nathalie: You can buy film posters at film fairs or from online dealers so may still be able to find a good copy of the Barry Lyndon one somewhere. I suspect it may be more expensive now than it once was as posters from the Seventies seem to be rising in price and Kubrick is a cult director. Amsel's original poster was also replaced later with a simpler design by Saul Bass (also designed the poster for The Shining) which means the first one is now less common. After years of searching I bought a copy of the poster for Herzog's Nosferatu from an online dealer. Still don't know who the artist was for that one; there's a scribbled name but it's difficult to make out.

By: sebastiane

sebastiane — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:15:00 +0000

what an honour, John, so nice to see Amsel work here on my favorite site. Thank you

By: Nathalie

Nathalie — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:54:54 +0000

Great work. I remember coveting the Barry Lindon poster when the movie first came out. I never could get it. Everyone who knew somebody working at the cinemas or even the guys who put the posters up in the street got there first!