RICHARD AVEDON PHOTOGRAPH CUT FROM A CONTACT SHEET
Single square frame cut from a contact sheet, the black rebate retaining the Kodak Safety Film lettering and the frame number, the image a bare-chested man seen half length against a plain ground with his head tilted back and his eyes closed, the verso plain.
Approx. Dimensions: 2.5 " x 2.5 "
Artist or Maker: Richard Avedon
Provenance: Truman Capote; Gerald Clarke, his biographer
This lot is part of The Magpie and the Swans: The Possessions of Truman Capote, collected over a lifetime between New York and Sagaponack, and preserved since 1984 by his biographer, Gerald Clarke.
Notes: Although care is taken to photograph and describe the item, absence of a condition report does not imply perfect condition. It is the responsibility of the buyer to verify the condition of the item, either in person during our viewing hours prior to auction or through requested condition reports. All bids are final and are subject to our terms and conditions.
Appeal: richard avedon, photography, contact sheet, contact frame, portrait, twentieth century photography, kodak safety film, truman capote, celebrity estate, provenance
Single square frame cut from a contact sheet, the black rebate retaining the Kodak Safety Film lettering and the frame number, the image a bare-chested man seen half length against a plain ground with his head tilted back and his eyes closed, the verso plain.
Approx. Dimensions: 2.5 " x 2.5 "
Artist or Maker: Richard Avedon
Provenance: Truman Capote; Gerald Clarke, his biographer
This lot is part of The Magpie and the Swans: The Possessions of Truman Capote, collected over a lifetime between New York and Sagaponack, and preserved since 1984 by his biographer, Gerald Clarke.
Notes: Although care is taken to photograph and describe the item, absence of a condition report does not imply perfect condition. It is the responsibility of the buyer to verify the condition of the item, either in person during our viewing hours prior to auction or through requested condition reports. All bids are final and are subject to our terms and conditions.
Appeal: richard avedon, photography, contact sheet, contact frame, portrait, twentieth century photography, kodak safety film, truman capote, celebrity estate, provenance
