Marcel Vertès

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5 albums/18 artworks – Marcel Vèrtes (1895 – 1961) was a French costume designer and illustrator of Hungarian-Jewish origins. He won two Academy Awards (Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design) for his work on the 1952 film Moulin Rouge. He was born and raised in Budapest, during the interwar years he lived in Paris and when many artists fled Europe during the Second War Vèrtes fled to New York. He continued to return to France however when the war was over.There is not much published about this private life, it is assumed he knew the Paris underworld well being a frequent visitor to several brothels. From…

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    1. It looks like I made a small error and as a result the gallery could not be seen. I fixed it so you should be able to view the art. You might want to refresh your browser.
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      Karen

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