Lot 3036
A collection of Norma Shearer photographs from Marie Antoinette
5 May 2014, 10:00 PDT
Los AngelesSold for US$3,500 inc. premium
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A collection of Norma Shearer photographs from Marie Antoinette
MGM, 1938. 168 photographs from Shearer's personal collection, including some duplicates. This lot primarily consists of glamour portraits of Shearer in costume designer Adrian's opulent gowns from the film, and it also includes several posed portraits of Shearer with Tyrone Power and a few solo portraits of Power. Many of the photographs bear MGM photographer Laszlo Willinger's stamp. One photograph bears Shearer's inscription in pencil, "Norma Shearer and Tyrone Power in / 'Marie Antoinette'." Someone—possibly a studio photographer—penciled in a note in the upper right hand corner of one photograph's image—"Let this / corner go / Light to cover"—to indicate a visible studio light that needed to be cropped out.
Shearer received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Actress for her performance in the title role.
9 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. to 11 x 14 in.
Shearer received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Actress for her performance in the title role.
9 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. to 11 x 14 in.