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A Norma Shearer as 'Marie Antoinette' oil painting by Nancy Renee Thompson, 1938
16 June 2008, 10:00 PDT
Los AngelesUS$800 - US$1,200
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Find your local specialistA Norma Shearer as 'Marie Antoinette' oil painting by Nancy Renee Thompson, 1938
An oversized oil on canvas work rendered in light pastel shades that depicts the star as the queen of France from the eponymously titled 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film that also starred Tyrone Power and John Barrymore. Painted the same year the movie was released by an 18 year-old girl named Nancy Renee Thompson of Inglewood, California, her work garnered some local press such as "the most beautiful work ever seen in Inglewood" and "the likeness almost moves and breathes with the radiant and buoyant personality of the beautiful young star..." Overall, a charming piece that looks "of the era." Included are some photocopied newspaper clippings related to this painting.
61 x 46in
61 x 46in










