Stage property painting for Letter from Paris by Dodie Smith
Painting
1952 (painted)
1952 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Stage property painting for Dodie Smith's play, Letter from Paris, painted by Oliver Messel, 1952.
Object details
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| Title | Stage property painting for <i>Letter from Paris</i> by Dodie Smith (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Stage property painting for Letter from Paris by Dodie Smith, painted by Oliver Messel, 1952 |
| Physical description | Stage property painting in a gilt frame. An exterior scene with, upper centre, a woman in a full length black dress, holding a parasol, and, in foreground, right, a young girl in a white dress, seated, with, left, a basket of apples. |
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| Credit line | Acquired with the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Art Fund and the Friends of the V&A |
| Literary reference | Letter from Paris |
| Summary | Stage property painting for Dodie Smith's play, Letter from Paris, painted by Oliver Messel, 1952. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ashton, Geoffrey. Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.229-2018 |
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| Record created | August 16, 2018 |
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