TRUMAN CAPOTE'S FRAMED LION PRINT
Hand colored lithograph of a lion standing in a rocky landscape, lettered beneath the image LEONE - Felis leo, inscribed at the lower left Lit. Petrargja and at the lower right with the artist name, in a gilt molded frame with a linen wash mount under glass.
Approx. Dimensions: sheet 13 "x 10 "; framed 17 "x 14 "
Artist or Maker: Lit. Petrargja, after an artist signing Riffoli
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: lion, leone, felis leo, natural history print, hand colored lithograph, italian, petrargja, zoological plate, animal print, sagaponack, truman capote, celebrity estate
Hand colored lithograph of a lion standing in a rocky landscape, lettered beneath the image LEONE - Felis leo, inscribed at the lower left Lit. Petrargja and at the lower right with the artist name, in a gilt molded frame with a linen wash mount under glass.
Approx. Dimensions: sheet 13 "x 10 "; framed 17 "x 14 "
Artist or Maker: Lit. Petrargja, after an artist signing Riffoli
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: lion, leone, felis leo, natural history print, hand colored lithograph, italian, petrargja, zoological plate, animal print, sagaponack, truman capote, celebrity estate
