CARCO, Francis [text by]

Inscribed by Vertes on half-title page

[169] pp.

Antheneum Publishing Company, Inc.

In publisher’s marbled slipcase

1946

14″ x 10 1/2″

VG

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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 Verts (born Marcell Vrtes, 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. Verts is also responsible for the original murals in the Caf 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.