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Cannes 1955 - evening dress (2017)Gouache painting by Stephen Abela
22.86 x 30.48 x 0.25cm (unframed) / 20.32 x 27.94cm (actual image size)
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Original artwork description
work based on a scene for the film 'To Catch a Thief ' A 1955 romantic thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel of the same name by David Dodge. The film stars Cary Grant as a retired cat burglar who has to save his reformed reputation by catching a new "cat" preying on the wealthy tourists of the French Riviera. Grace Kelly (pictured) stars opposite him as his romantic interest in her final film with Hitchcock.
Materials used:
paper, graphite, gouache
Details:
- Gouache painting on Paper
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 22.86 x 30.48 x 0.25cm (unframed) / 20.32 x 27.94cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Impressionistic
- Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky
Tags:
#summer#gouache#vintage era#lido#hotel#grace kelly#film stills#to catch a thief
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Original artwork description
work based on a scene for the film 'To Catch a Thief ' A 1955 romantic thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel of the same name by David Dodge. The film stars Cary Grant as a retired cat burglar who has to save his reformed reputation by catching a new "cat" preying on the wealthy tourists of the French Riviera. Grace Kelly (pictured) stars opposite him as his romantic interest in her final film with Hitchcock.
Materials used:
paper, graphite, gouache
Details:
- Gouache painting on Paper
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 22.86 x 30.48 x 0.25cm (unframed) / 20.32 x 27.94cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Impressionistic
- Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky
Tags:
#summer#gouache#vintage era#lido#hotel#grace kelly#film stills#to catch a thief
Stephen Abela
Canada
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My recent work is almost summed up by a quote from the photographer, Slim Aarons: “attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places. ’’ I am drawn to holiday and... Read more