Sale 21TH01 | Lot 276

Jo Mielziner

Catalogue: Stage & Screen
Jo Mielziner

Lot Details

Lot 276
Jo Mielziner
French/American, 1901-1976
Set Design for Miss Moffat, Act II, Sc. 1, 1974
Signed with artist's mark and dated July 17 1974 within United Scenic Artists stamp (lr), stamped Miss Moffat and inscribed Act II Sc Sc 1 (lc), stamped by Jo Mielziner/Wolsk & Logan (ll)
Watercolor and gouache on illustration board
Overall 19 x 24 inches (48.3 x 61 cm)

A musical adaptation of the Emlyn Williams play The Corn is Green, Bette Davis was set to reprise her role as the titual character Miss Moffat in the 1945 film version. Sadly, after opening for a short run in Philadelphia before an intended move to Broadway, the production was shut down due to Davis' extended illnesses.


C Estate of Thomas P. Lacy

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Sold for $6,300 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

Board is taped into mat, all around. Toning and light wear along extreme edges, well within margins and obscured by mat. Surface grime and soft foxing throughout image.


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Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Sold for $6,300 (includes buyer's premium)

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