Lot Essay
Part of Dulac's series Follies that Destroyed famous Queens, Queen Chand was painted as the cover of the 27 May 1934 issue of American Weekly. (See next lot for another cover from this same series).
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Queen Chand
Details
Edmund Dulac (French, 1882-1953)
Queen Chand
signed 'Edmund Dulac' lower left and inscribed 'May 27' on the reverse
watercolor and gouache over traces of pencil on paperboard
13 x 12in. (33 x 30.5cm.)
Queen Chand
signed 'Edmund Dulac' lower left and inscribed 'May 27' on the reverse
watercolor and gouache over traces of pencil on paperboard
13 x 12in. (33 x 30.5cm.)
Literature
American Weekly, 27 May 1934, cover illustration
C. White, Edmund Dulac, London, 1976, p. 204
C. White, Edmund Dulac, London, 1976, p. 204