"Vertes" 1946 CARCO, Francis
$1,500
CARCO, Francis
[169] pp.
w/ original pen & ink drawing of a naked woman by Vertes inscribed to his friend Steven Lion
Atheneum Publishing Company, Inc.
1946
14" x 10 1/2"
foxing condition noted
Wonderful reproductions of drawings and sketches by Marcel Vertes; Includes extensive annotations by Francis Carco, who knew Vertes, and recounts some of their conversations here.
Marcel Vertès (born Marcell Vértes, 10 August 1895 – 31 October 1961) was a French costume designer and illustrator of Hungarian-Jewish origins. He won two Academy Awards (Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design) for his work on the 1952 film Moulin Rouge.
Vertès is also responsible for the original murals in the Café Carlyle in the Carlyle Hotel in New York City, New York and for those in the Peacock Alley in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.