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Lot 1156

A North by Northwest concept painting

10 December 2019, 14:00 PST
Los Angeles

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A North by Northwest concept painting

MGM, 1959. Gouache on board, signed ("J.J.") to lower left. The mid-century modern style of house design made popular by Frank Lloyd Wright was director Alfred Hitchcock's inspiration for The Vandamm House in North by Northwest. Sleek and sophisticated like its owner, Phillip Vandamm (played by James Mason), the house was actually designed by a group of MGM set designers when Wright himself proved too expensive. In the film, the house is set atop Mt. Rushmore, where the climactic action takes place; in reality, the house was merely a matte painting and the interiors shot at the studio. Nevertheless, the effect was impressive and the house is still one of the most recognizable dwellings in film history.
20 x 37 in.

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