An extremely rare movie poster from Boris Karloff’s horror classic The Mummy could become the world’s most expensive after it goes up for auction at Sotheby’s. Designed by Karoly Grosz, Universal’s advertising art director, the poster is expected to fetch $1 million to $1.5 million. Only three original posters are believed to exist; the last one sold in 1997 for $453,500, setting the record for the most expensive movie poster at the time. Bidding for this exceptionally well-preserved example ends on Oct. 31—just in time for Halloween.
*UPDATE: It was expected to bring $1.5 million but failed when its reserve of $950,000 went unmet.
Image Courtesy of Sotheby’s
