John Armstrong, ARA

1893-1973

Lady with a fan from the Scarlett Pimpernel

Ref: 271

Gouache over pencil, 37 by 25 cm

Provenance: acquired directly from the artist’s estate

An original design for a costume for Alexander Korda’s great 1934 film The Scarlett Pimpernel in which Leslie Howard took the role of Sir Percy Blakeney. This was one of Armstrong’s most successful projects as a designer in the years before the War, forming part of an extremely productive partnership between the artist and Korda.

 

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