RICHARD AVEDON PHOTOGRAPH OF TRUMAN CAPOTE, SIGNED, NUMBER 50 OF 50
A photograph by Richard Avedon, a head and shoulders portrait of Truman Capote against a white background, lit flat and frontal, the black edge of the negative carrier printed as a border. Signed Avedon in ink on the reverse, large, across the printed statement, and inscribed below in pencil with the negative number 61 and the edition number 50 of 50, with a date stamp reading 12/18/74.
Condition: unmounted, the sheet slightly curled with light handling marks at the edges. The image is clean and the blacks are strong. The reverse is clean apart from the printed statement, the signature and the pencil notations.
Approx. Dimensions: 10 " x 8 "
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 or by requesting a condition report.
Appeal: richard avedon, avedon photograph, signed avedon, numbered edition, 50 of 50, portrait photography, black and white portrait, gelatin silver print, american photography, 20th century photography, celebrity portrait, literary portrait, literary memorabilia, truman capote
A photograph by Richard Avedon, a head and shoulders portrait of Truman Capote against a white background, lit flat and frontal, the black edge of the negative carrier printed as a border. Signed Avedon in ink on the reverse, large, across the printed statement, and inscribed below in pencil with the negative number 61 and the edition number 50 of 50, with a date stamp reading 12/18/74.
Condition: unmounted, the sheet slightly curled with light handling marks at the edges. The image is clean and the blacks are strong. The reverse is clean apart from the printed statement, the signature and the pencil notations.
Approx. Dimensions: 10 " x 8 "
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 or by requesting a condition report.
Appeal: richard avedon, avedon photograph, signed avedon, numbered edition, 50 of 50, portrait photography, black and white portrait, gelatin silver print, american photography, 20th century photography, celebrity portrait, literary portrait, literary memorabilia, truman capote
