Behind the Curtain: The Tony Walton Collection Day 2
Lot 487:
Tony Walton (British, 1934-2022). A Christmas Carol. 19 pieces original set design artwork. Mixed media with gouache, ink; prints where noted. 2 Cornucopia Sleigh, Leading Side and Departing Side; St. Paul’s Graveyard; Day Street Backdrop (mounted print with hand painting); 4 building facades; Music Hall interior wall pattern (mounted print); Graveyard Walls; 2 House #10 walls, left and right; Ghost of Christmas Present Alternate; St. Paul’s Graveyard D/S Walls, 2 U.S. Street Walls, left and right, (mounted prints with hand painting); Fezziwig’s Bank Counter; Portal Dream Whirl (mounted print); envelope with 13 tombstone cut-outs (prints with added hand painting). All with Tony Walton’s handwritten notations on the mounts. Day Street Backdrop 13 1/2" x 30" including mount. With 2 color copy prints of Ghost of Christmas Present and 2 Royal Exchange Christmas Tree, 5 additional prints of various backdrops and set pieces mounted on 3 boards, and 2 A Christmas Carol posters from the 1994 production. All as is and in production used condition. Created by Tony Walton for the off-Broadway production of A Christmas Carol, The Paramount Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The show ran every December from 1994-2003.
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