MORGAN MICHELE: (1920-2016) French actress. A slim 4to hardcover spiral bound Lavis aquarelle artist's sketchbook previously belonging to Michele Morgan and containing twenty pages of drawings in the hand of the actress, executed in coloured crayons, felt-tip and pencil, the various studies including abstract designs (a couple featuring a duck and other animals), a number of portrait studies of women's heads, an elegant hand, a full-length drawing of a lady reclining on a sofa, a table lamp etc. The unsigned drawings appear to the recto and verso of the pages, most of which bear the circular stamp of Succession Michele Morgan - Shine A Lot, dated 21st December 2017, and originating from her estate sale. VG

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