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Oliver Messel

British · 1904–1978 · Painter

Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel was an English artist and one of the foremost stage designers of the 20th century. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Oliver Messel, Eight costume designs, to include three from Gigi, 1973, variously watercolour, gouache and pencilEight costume designs, to include three from GigiBonhams · £10,240≈ $13,821≈ €12,139Sign up to see
  2. Oliver Messel, Seven costume designs for opera and ballet, to include examples for The Sleeping Beauty, 1946 and The Marriage of Figaro, 1955, Comprising designs for:Seven costume designs for opera and ballet, to include examples for The Sleeping Beauty, 1946 and The Marriage of FigaroBonhams · £7,040≈ $9,502≈ €8,345Sign up to see
  3. Oliver Messel, Set Design for The Country Wife, 1936, oil on canvasSet Design for The Country WifeBonhams · $7,680≈ £5,917≈ €7,110Sign up to see

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  1. Oliver Messel, Four headdress designs for Vivien Leigh as 'Cleopatra' in Ceasar and Cleopatra, 1946, pencil, three with gold paint
    Four headdress designs for Vivien Leigh as 'Cleopatra' in Ceasar and Cleopatra, 1946
    Drawing
    38 x 25cm (14 15/16 x 9 13/16in).(the largest)
    Bonhams · · Lot 59
    £3,584≈ $4,837≈ €4,248Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,200–1,800View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Oliver Messel, Portrait of a Young Barbadian Man, circa 1963, charcoal on paper
    Portrait of a Young Barbadian Man, circa 1963
    Drawing · Paper
    approximately 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 251
    $640≈ £493≈ €593Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗

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