Marcel Vertes (Hungarian/American/French, 1895-1961), "Three Putti", oil on canvas, signed lower left, "Munn Picture Frames, Los Angeles, CA" label on reverse of frame, 31 in. x 25 in., Munn gilt frame, overall 38 1/4 in. x 32 1/4 in. x 2 3/8 in. Note: Hungarian-born Marcel Vertès was a French costume designer and illustrator who won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Designer for his work on the 1952 film Moulin Rouge which starred Zsa Zsa Gabor. He studied art at the Academie Julian in Paris and fully immersed himself in the Parisian art scene. Vertès is also famous for painting the legendary murals in the Café Carlyle in the Carlyle Hotel and in the Peacock Alley in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.

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