The drawings reflect the sheer amount of intricate work that Welles put into every production, and his brilliance.
In an interview for the book, Beatrice Welles says of her father: “He was so much more than a great film-maker…
The book also includes illustrations of set designs and costumes for unrealised projects, most of which have not been published before.
Simon Braund, author of The Orson Welles Portfolio: Sketches and Drawings from the Welles Estate, to be published by Titan Books on 19 February, estimates that 75% of the drawings are previously unpublished and that they reveal Welles as an “underrated artist”.