"Orestes Or The Art Of Smiling" 1961 GNOLI, Domenico Royalty *plates 29-31 detached*

*plates 29-31 detached*

w/ doubling cube

5"LShoulder Blade 19"W

His infatuation with the Edwardian age into which he was born was translated into costumes for both the stage and the film hit versions of the musical

Increasingly heralded for his influence

"Orestes Or The Art Of Smiling" 1961 GNOLI, Domenico Royalty *plates 29-31 detached*GNOLI, Domenico [70] pp. Collins 1961 13 1 4" x 10 1 4" "Orestes or The Art of Smiling" (1961) is an oversized, surrealist children's book written and lavishly illustrated by the Italian artist Domenico Gnoli. It tells the satirical story of Prince Orestes, who bans all laughter and smiles from his kingdom by royal decree, only to face the unexpected consequences of a completely expressionless society. Author & Illustrator: Domenico Gnoli (19331970).