Bonhams and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will be auctioning more than 200 vintage movie posters, pieces of original poster and lobby art from the earliest days of cinema through the Golden Age to the modern blockbuster on July 20 at Bonhams Los Angeles.

The auction, titled “Picture Perfect: the Art of Movie Posters”, explores the history of cinema’s most important marketing tool.

A full exhibition of all works in the auction will be on display at Bonhams Los Angeles from July 16-19.

“Picture Perfect: the Art of Movie Posters” offers several early examples of the earliest known movie posters such as Thomas Edison’s “The Passion Play”.

Bonhams Los Angeles is located at 7601 Sunset Blvd.

For information, visit www.bonhams.com.