Dec 15, 2022 - Sale 2625

Sale 2625 - Lot 138

Price Realized: $ 3,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

TONY WALTON (1934-2022)

"'The Apple Tree' - The Lady or the Tiger - Doors."

Backdrop design for the musical The Apple Tree produced by Stuart Ostrow and directed by Mike Nichols at the Shubert Theatre, 1966. Metallic paint and gouache on paper. 270x310 mm; 10 1/2x12 1/4 inches (full sheet with caption). Initialed "T.W." and captioned as given above, lower margin.

Provenance: Collection of Stuart Ostrow.

The Apple Tree ran for 13 months, with 463 performances. It earned several Tony Award nominations, winning Barbara Harris that of Best Actress in a Musical for 1967. For Walton, it cemented his reputation as a master production and costume designer.