Dec 18, 2012 - Sale 2299

Sale 2299 - Lot 43

Price Realized: $ 2,160
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
D'APRÈS JEAN DENIS MALCLÉS (1912-2002) LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE. Circa 1951.
61 1/2x45 1/2 inches, 24x18 cm. Richier-Laugier, Paris.
Condition B+ / B: repaired tears, restored losses, creases and restoration along vertical and horizontal folds and in margins and image.
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).