Lot Essay
Olive Fosbrooke drew Donat on a number of occasions, however this portrait of Donat in Knight Without Armour was apparently the artist's favourite.
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Dietrich and Donat
Olive Fosbrooke
Marlene Dietrich as Alexandra Vladinoff and Robert Donat as Ainsley Fothergill in 'Knight Without Armour', 1937 (2) Donat in 'The Count of Monte Cristo', 1935 and Portrait of Robert Donat, 1935
signed, pencil and ink or pencil and coloured crayon original publicity artwork, the latter two additionally signed and inscribed by subject
Largest -- 13¾x10½in. (35x26.7cm.) (2) and 8x7 5/8in. (20.3x19.4cm.) and smaller (4)
Olive Fosbrooke
Marlene Dietrich as Alexandra Vladinoff and Robert Donat as Ainsley Fothergill in 'Knight Without Armour', 1937 (2) Donat in 'The Count of Monte Cristo', 1935 and Portrait of Robert Donat, 1935
signed, pencil and ink or pencil and coloured crayon original publicity artwork, the latter two additionally signed and inscribed by subject
Largest -- 13¾x10½in. (35x26.7cm.) (2) and 8x7 5/8in. (20.3x19.4cm.) and smaller (4)