*Irene Dunne (c1930's) Oversized 10x13 and similar items

Vintage original trimmed 10x13 in. US single-weight glossy oversized photograph of motion picture actress IRENE DUNNE c.1930's. She is depicted in an interior studio publicity shot wearing an sleek and stylish black dress with arching hat and a lighter-colored pair of gloves as she poses near a Grecian urn. As indicated by a rubber credit stamp on the top of the verso, this photograph was taken by the acclaimed Hollywood photographer Eugene Robert Richee during his association with Paramount Pictures. Lightly trimmed to approximately 9.5 x 12.25 in., it is in near-fine condition with a small area of paper loss and signs of wear on the bottom left corner; several 3 in. long horizontal creases in the top half of the left border; and small scattered creases throughout the photo from handling over time. Eugene Robert Richee was a Hollywood studio photographer who worked for Paramount Pictures from 1925 to 1935 and took many photos of actress Louise Brooks during her time at Paramount. Richee later worked for MGM and Warner Brothers and was the brother-in-law of studio photographer Virgil Apger, who first worked for Richee and was then hired by MGM in 1931.