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Below is a recent realized price for a Kim Novak Vertigo costume sketch by legendary costume designer Edith Head. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:
Edith Head Kim Novak Vertigo Costume Sketch. Sold for Over $9,000.
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Original costume sketch from ”Mary Poppins”, showing Julie Andrews’s character in the famous ”Flying Umbrella” goodbye scene that ended the film. Large sketch measures approximately 14.5” x 23”, rendered in watercolor, pen and crayon, with swatches of fabric used for the coat. With ”Mary Poppins” penned at bottom, along with notes in black felt-tip and pencil. Released in 1964, ”Mary Poppins” was the highest grossing Walt Disney film at the time, and the only Disney movie to be nominated for Best Picture. It remains a classic from the Golden Age of Hollywood, considered by Disney as his greatest live action film. Light buckling to flexible artist board. Discreet pinholes and staple punctures at top. Overall in very good to near fine condition, with vivid coloring. From the estate of ”Mary Poppins” screenwriter and producer Bill Walsh. Sold for $50,000.
Original costume sketch from ”Mary Poppins”, showing Dick Van Dyke’s character Bert in the famous ”Jolly Holiday” sequence. Large sketch measures approximately 14.5” x 23”, rendered in watercolor, pen and crayon, with two swatches of fabric used for the jacket and shirt, along with two jacket buttons. With ”Bert” and ”’Jolly Holiday”’ written at bottom. Also with notes in black felt-tip and pencil, such as ”Apply pink braid over green stripe”, referencing the lime green stripe in the fabric swatch that doesn’t appear in the final jacket. Released in 1964, ”Mary Poppins” was the highest grossing Walt Disney film at the time, and the only Disney movie to be nominated for Best Picture. It remains a classic from the Golden Age of Hollywood, considered by Disney as his greatest live action film. Light buckling to flexible artist board. Discreet pinholes and staple punctures at top. Overall in very good to near fine condition, with vivid coloring. From the estate of ”Mary Poppins” screenwriter and producer Bill Walsh. Sold for $25,000.
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Edith Head Sketch of Lucille Ball’s Costume From ”The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour” in 1964
Scarce Edith Head design sketch of her elegant costume for Lucille Ball in the 1964 televised special ”The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour.” Head designed for the great actresses of classic Hollywood and had already won 7 of her 8 Oscars when she drafted this exquisite sketch. She puts the hilarious redhead in a white formal dress with matching gloves and jacket. The upper right of the sketch bears notations, possibly by Head, indicating this costume was for a segment of the show called ”Mr. & Mrs.”, a thinly-veiled parody of Lucy’s marriage to Desi Arnaz. Measures 11” x 15”. Creasing around the edges and light smudging, else near fine. Sold for $625.
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