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Sotheby's had predicted that the work, one of
only three known surviving examples of the original lithographic
poster from the 1932 film, would fetch up to $1.5 million.
"Unfortunately, the work did not find a buyer in our online
auction that concluded today, but that does not in any way
detract from its importance," Sotheby's said in a statement.
The auction house described the piece as "one of the rarest and
most celebrated film posters in existence, and a seminal example
of the graphic design pioneered by Hollywood studios during
their ‘Golden Age of Horror.’"
The poster set a record more than 20 years ago when it fetched
$453,500, a price exceeded last year when a poster from
“Dracula,” the 1931 horror film starring Karloff rival Bela
Lugosi, sold for $525,800 at auction.
(Reporting by Chris Michaud; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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