![]() ![]() You are, of course, very welcome to use an alternative courier please contact them directly to receive a quote for costs. Additionally, please ensure that the Delivery address is correct and up to date in your Sworders account if this is blank, your Correspondence address will be used. Only when the shipping costs have been paid will the item(s) be collected from Sworders for shipping. Please note, if you purchase multiple lots from the same auction, we will combine packaging/deliveries to reduce the shipping costs. If no shipping cost is available, due to the size/weight of the item, a bespoke shipping estimate can be obtained after the sale using the link in your invoice email. From there you can then decide to accept the delivery service. You will be able to see this in your Sworders account after the sale. If you purchase an item from the sale, where possible, we will allocate a shipping cost to the item. Sworders offer a delivery service for item(s) purchased. During his lifetime, he worked on more than fifty productions, and published multiple books of his designs and paintings with his partner, Miller, enabling his innovative and vibrant designs to live on to inspire future generations. Sainthill later won a Tony for his work on 'The Canterbury Tales' (1967). One of his most celebrated projects was for the set and costume designs of 'Le Coq d’Or' at the Royal Opera House, Sainthill being given this commission after Marc Chagall suddenly withdrew from the project. Returning to London in 1949, Sainthill’s career took off he designed for the ballet 'Ile des Sirenes' starring Margot Fonteyn (1950) and then 'The Tempest' at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (1951). He was discharged in 1946 and briefly lived with Miller in Merioola, which was also the home of a group of artists including Alec Murray, Jocelyn Rickards and Donald Friend. During the Second World War, Sainthill served with the Australian Army. This success was followed by exhibitions in Australia. His paintings of the dancers garnered attention and, in 1939, he was invited to London to exhibit at the Redfern Gallery. His love of theatre design began in Australia, where he designed for touring ballets. He was born in Tasmania, but moved to Melbourne where he met his lifelong partner, Harry Karl Tatlock Miller (1913-1989). Loudon Sainthill (Australian, 1919-1969) Artist, costume and set designer, Loudon Sainthill lived a life designing for stars of the ballet, opera, theatre and film. Provenance: Bequeathed to the current owner by Alfred Hecht. Loudon Sainthill (Australian, 1919-1969) Loudon Sainthill (Australian, 1919-1969) The Musician pen and ink, watercolour and gouache 77 x 57cm A work from the same series of 'The Musicians' and dated 1958 is in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia. ![]()
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