"Vertes" 1946 CARCO, Francis

CARCO, Francis [169] pp. w/ original pen & ink drawing of a naked woman by Vertes inscribed to his friend Steven Lion Atheneum Publishing Company, Inc. 1946 14" x 10 1/2" *foxing condition noted* Marcel Vertès (born Marcell Vértes, 10 August 1895 – 31 October 1961) was a French costume designer and illustrator of Hungarian-Jewish origins. He won two Academy Awards (Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design) for his work on the 1952 film Moulin Rouge. Vertès is also responsible for the original murals in the Café Carlyle in the Carlyle Hotel in New York City, New York and for those in the Peacock Alley in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.