Portrait of Edmond Rostand. Original drawing.

Published by Paris: 1898.

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Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books

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Original drawing from a French collection. 28.5 x 20 cm. Signed, titled and dated. Expertise by Jean-Marc DECHAUD Expert CNES 10, rue de Chinon - 37220 CRISSAY sur MANSE. France. William Andrew Pogany (born Vilmos András Pogány; August 24, 1882 - July 30, 1955) was a prolific Hungarian illustrator of children's and other books.Pogany spent two years in Paris.When he finally saved up some money from his work, he left Paris to go to London. In London, he crafted his quartet of masterpieces: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1910), Tannhauser (1911), Parsifal (1912) and Lohengrin (1913). Each of these was designed completely by Pogany, from the covers and endpapers to the text written in pen and ink, pencil, wash, color and tipped-on plates.After ten years in London, Pogany emigrated to AmericaPogany worked as an art director on several Hollywood films, including Fashions of 1934 and Dames. He began his involvement in motion picture set design in 1924 and worked in film until the end of the 1930s.[ He was commissioned by John Ringling, Ettenger, Reiner and WIlliam Randolph Hearst's Wyntoon Estate, painted for the Barrymore family, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Carole Lombard, Enrico Caruso, Miriam Hopkins, and many others.Expertise by Jean-Marc DECHAUD Expert CNES 10, rue de Chinon - 37220 CRISSAY sur MANSE. France.…

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Title
Portrait of Edmond Rostand. Original drawing.
Author
Pogany, Willy ; William Andrew Pogany,; (born Vilmos András Pogány (1882 - 1955)
Publisher
Paris: 1898.
Condition
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Wittenborn Art Books

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We deal in antiquarian books, prints, posters, paintings and other art related material. We are also a publisher and distributer of art reference books, primarily catalogues raisonnés. We are related to Alan Wofsy Fine Arts and Dow & Frosini. Look for us at www.art-books.com

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