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Desmond Heeley (1931-2016) - Two Costume Designs For Oscar Wilde's 'the Importance Of Being Earnest' By The Old Vic Company, London, 1959

Two Costume Designs For Oscar Wilde's 'the Importance Of Being Earnest' By The Old Vic Company, London, 1959

gouache, ink and graphite on wove paper with pencilled annotations and signed, the first for fay compton as lady bracknel, the later for barbara jefford as gwendolen fairfax
54.6 cms x 41.4 cms (21.5 ins x 16.3 ins)
made in 1959
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Canadian Arts, Culture & History" held on Thu, Jun 12, 2025.
Lot 572
Estimate: CAD $300 - $400
Realised: CAD $1,375

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Ex: Robertson Davies Collection
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
Two Costume Designs For Oscar Wilde's 'the Importance Of Being Earnest' By The Old Vic Company, London, 1959 by artist Desmond Heeley