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A production design for Citizen Kane
30 November 2016, 12:00 EST
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A production design for Citizen Kane
RKO, 1941. Charcoal on paper, mounted on mat board with printed caption: "This is the property / of / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. / 780 North Gower St. / Hollywood," matted and framed with Citizen Kane logo to mat. Depicting one of the opening shots of Charles Foster Kane's mansion, Xanadu, featuring a drawbridge, canals, and an archway. (This drawing is similar to another of the Citizen Kane design drawings in this auction, but with minor variations.) This appears to be a preparatory sketch, likely by Mario Larrinaga, for his famous matte painting of Kane's castle on a hill.
Overall: 22 ½ x 26 ½ in; within mat: 15 ½ x 19 ½ in; drawing only: 10 ¼ x 14 in
Overall: 22 ½ x 26 ½ in; within mat: 15 ½ x 19 ½ in; drawing only: 10 ¼ x 14 in


















