''The Sea Pirate'', 1966 - art by Jean Mascii is a mixed media by Movie World Posters which was uploaded on February 6th, 2022.
''The Sea Pirate'', 1966 - art by Jean Mascii
A vintage French movie poster of ''The Sea Pirate'', also known as Surcouf, a 1966 French adventure film directed by Sergio Bergonzelli and starring... more
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''The Sea Pirate'', 1966 - art by Jean Mascii
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A vintage French movie poster of ''The Sea Pirate'', also known as "Surcouf," a 1966 French adventure film directed by Sergio Bergonzelli and starring Gerard Barray as Robert Surcouf. The film is based on the life of Robert Surcouf, a famous French privateer and naval captain who operated during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
In "Surcouf," Gerard Barray portrays the titular character, Robert Surcouf, who was known for his daring exploits as a privateer in the Indian Ocean, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. The film likely depicts his adventures, battles at sea, and his role in French naval history. It combines elements of historical drama, swashbuckling adventure, and romance, making it an entertaining portrayal of Surcouf's life and exploits.
About the poster artist:
Jean Mascii was a French painter, poster artist, and illustrator. He was born on July 5, 1926, in Mirandola, Italy, and died in Paris on November 16, 2003. His poster design career spanned over three decades into the 1980s, during which he created over 1,500 posters.
The son of Italian immigrants, Mascii scored his first design job in 1943 when he was 17, making panels for cinema facades at Déco Star. After designing his first poster in 1947, he worked at Pathé Cinéma before setting up his own art studio in 1955. He then designed posters primarily for Warner Bros.
His primary medium was gouache, which lent itself well to reproduction by lithography. On his creative process, he said, "I was given a synopsis or photo sets, and I would get to it." Starting in the 1960s, however, posters were printed with offset. He then began using a technique of accentuating the facial realism of his models against an enriched background. He was one of the first poster artists to depict the hero's face standing out against a series of background sketches, mirroring the twists and turns of the film’s plot.
Once the newer designs of photomontage and computer graphics took hold after the 1980s, Mascii stopped painting poster art. From 1990 on, he primarily designed book covers and devoted himself to painting. He was one of the last portraitists to use the classical style of original paintings.
He also created over 250 book covers, in addition to designing nearly 1,500 cinema posters along with visuals for advertising and press.
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February 6th, 2022
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