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Rambova Two-Sided Panel with Pencil Sketches

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia Start Price:80.00 USD Estimated At:320.00 - 480.00 USD
Rambova Two-Sided Panel with Pencil Sketches
<B>Natacha Rambova Two-Sided Panel with Pencil Sketches, Including a Drawing of Conrad Veidt from "Cabinet of Dr. Caligari."</B></I> The dark side of Natacha Rambova reveals itself in this fascinating two-sided, pencil-sketched panel, dating from the early 1920s. One side features two profile drawings of attractive young ladies, circa 1922, one smiling, one dancing. The other side gets creepy: a crone, a skull face, male and female torsos and profiles, skeletons, and -- most notably -- a superb sketch of Conrad Veidt as Cesare, the "somnambulist" of the milestone horror film <I>The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari</B></I> (1920). The Veidt drawing is small (2" x 2") but has outstanding detail, especially in its shadowy and frightening eyes. An art study of a notable actor in an iconic performance, drawn by another famed cinema personality of the era, makes this very desirable indeed -- especially considering the highly collectible classic horror genre. Very Fine condition. This is truly haunting artwork, created by a notorious "dark lady" of early Hollywood.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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