Behind the Curtain: The Tony Walton Collection Day 1

Group of 17 Theater Illustrations for Playbill

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Start price: $400

Estimated price: $800 - $1,000

Buyer's premium: 25%

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Tony Walton (British, 1934-2022). Group of 17 original Broadway theater exterior illustrations for Playbill. 17 original mixed media drawings with ink and gouache, 15 on paper and mounted on larger sheets and with handwritten notations on the mounts, 2 on tracing paper. Various theaters, including Music Box, Booth, Plymouth, Martin Beck, Royale, Imperial, Broadhorst, Cornet, St. James, Majestic, Bijou, Shubert, Helen Hayes, Morosco. All signed. All for Playbill, circa 1955-1960. With 12 prints of the same images, including duplicates. Helen Hayes drawing 12" x 18 3/4" including mount. All as is and with staining and other discoloration, creases, tears and other losses.

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