Richard Bober: Red Queen

Original portrait study of Edna May Oliver as the Red Queen - in the Paramount film "Alice in Wonderland" from 1933, one of the many memorable roles for which this actress became famous.  Richard completed several character studies associated with "Alice" both after and before he completed his book cover for "Fantastic Alice" (Ace, 1995)  - as it often came to pass with many themes that inspired (see also Cleopatra, Turner landscapes etc)  Painted in oil on canvas, 20" x 16" and signed bottom left.