Vertès, Marcel. Gypsy Rose Lee. 2 colored pencil drawings over India ink on paper. Each signed lower right. Both works mounted on card, titled there by an unknown hand. Early 1950s. Sheet dimensions: 50.5 x 35 cm. Two drawings by Marcel Vertès (1895-1961) with erotic depictions of the actress Gypsy Rose Lee (1911-1970), who became the star of the Minsky brothers' New York burlesque shows. - Backing boards with small marginal tears and creases, the drawings in very good condition.

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