RENÉ PÉRON (1904-1972) KING KONG. 1933. 62 1/4x45 1/2 inches, 158x115 1/2 cm. Presses Universitaires de France, Pai Condition B+: minor losses and discoloration along vertical and horizontal folds; wrinkles and creases at edges. In the United States the movie studios largely produced anonymous posters to promote their films. The French, on the other hand, employed recognized poster artists to promote the films that they distributed. René Péron was one of the leading figures of French film poster design, and over the course of his fifty-year career, designed more than two thousand posters. King Kong premiered in America on 1933 and in France on March 16th. Péron illustrates the now legendary scene where Kong is being attacked by airplanes at the top of the Empire State Building. Péron's style is realistic, yet with wonderful touches of Art Deco stylization and the clever use of airbrush.
