Feb 18, 2021 - Sale 2558

Sale 2558 - Lot 317

Price Realized: $ 2,600
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000

D'APRÈS JEAN DENIS MALCLÈS (1912-2002)

LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE. Circa 1951.


61x45 1/2 inches, 155x115 1/2 cm. Richier-Laugier, Paris.
Condition A-: expertly-repaired tears, creases and restoration at edges and along vertical and horizontal folds; repaired pin holes in corners.

For the re-release of Cocteau's 1946 fairytale romance, the studio used the original image. The most prominent distinction between this version and the original printing is the absence of decorative boxes on either side of the list of cast members. Beauty and the Beast p. 68 (var), Graven Images p. 68, 144 (var), 145 (var).