AMERICAN ACTORS: Randolph Scott (1898-1987) American actor, remembered for his roles in Western films. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Scott in a head and shoulders pose. The Paramount Pictures publicity portrait dates from 1938 and is signed, in later years, by Scott in bold black ink to a clear area of the background; Joseph Cotten (1905-1994) American actor. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Cotten seated in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Charles 'Uncle Charlie' Oakley from the American psychological thriller film noir Shadow of a Doubt (1943) directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Signed by Cotten in black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image; Farley Granger (1925-2011) American actor, remembered for his two collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock. Signed 10 x 8 photograph of Granger seated in a three-quarter length profile pose, in costume as Guy Haines, opposite Robert Walker, in costume as Bruno Antony, in a scene from the American psychological thriller film noir Strangers on a Train (1951), directed by Hitchcock. Signed by Granger in bold black ink with his name alone to a light area at the head of the image; John Cassavetes (1929-1989) Greek-American actor and film director. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Cassavetes standing in a half-length pose, holding a camera in one hand, on the set of one of his films. Signed in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. Some very light, minor corner creasing, otherwise VG, 4
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SCHNEIDER ROMY: (1938-1982) German actress. A good vintage signed 5 x 7 photograph of the actress in a head and shoulders pose. A German credit stamp to the verso indicates that the publicity portrait was issued for the film Kitty and the Great Big World (1956) in which she starred in the role of Kitty Dupont. Signed by Schneider in blue ink with her name alone to a clear area of the image. VG
BARDOT BRIGITTE & BIRKIN JANE: Brigitte Bardot (1934- ) French Actress & Sex Symbol; & Jane Birkin (1946- ) English Actress and Singer. Best known for her relationship with Serge Gainsbourg. A good multiple signed 10 x 8 colour photograph by Bardot and Birkin, the unusual image showing both French actresses together in close-up portrait poses. Individually signed in bold black ink to largely clear areas of the image. VG
SENNETT MACK: (1880-1960) Canadian-American film director, producer, actor and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of Father Goose - The Story of Mack Sennett by Gene Fowler, First Edition published by Covici Friede, New York, 1934. Signed by Sennett to the recto of the frontispiece portrait in bold black ink, 'For Ric Carpenter, Best wishes, Mack Sennett (Keep Laughing)'. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth and with gold title to the cover and spine (faded). Some light overall age wear, about VG
ELLINGTON DUKE: (1899-1974) American jazz composer and pianist. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of the youthful Ellington standing in a three-quarter length pose and with a lit cigarette in one hand. Photograph by Maurice of Chicago and issued as a publicity portrait by Mills Artists Inc. of New York. Signed by Ellington in blue fountain pen ink to a clear area of the background. The signature and inscription are a little light in places although remain reasonably legible. A few light, minor corner creases, otherwise VG
PIAF EDITH: (1915-1963) French Singer. Vintage signed and inscribed 5 x 7 photograph of Piaf, the Harcourt Paris image depicting a young Piaf in a close-up portrait pose. Signed and inscribed in bold blue ink to the upper right clear corner of the image `Pour monsieur René Lito, bien cordialement, Edith Piaf´. Annotated to the verso “19944-45”. Small overall minor age wear, with two very small clips to edges, most probably due to a former affixing. Accompanied by a 9.5 x 7.5 printed programme issued by Polydor, p pages, including several photographs of Piaf by Teddy Piaz, press extracts and a list of her recordings with Polydor. G
GILBERTO ASTRUD: (1940- ) Born Astrud Evangelina Weinert. Brazilian Singer. An internationally acclaimed samba and bossa nova singer, best known for her recording of The Girl from Ipanema. A good signed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the attractive image depicting Astrud Gilberto in a close-up portrait pose, with her tip finger before her lips. Signed in bold black ink `Love, Astrud Gilberto´, to a clear area of the image. VG
COOPER ALICE: (1948- ) American Singer and Songwriter. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting Cooper in a close-up portrait pose with a snake. Signed in bold blue ink, his surname running across a darker area of the image. Autograph obtained in person by a collector in Bratislava. EX.
JACKSON MICHAEL: (1958-2009) American pop singer. A printed 4to special limited edition 12th Anniversary Tourbook for the Bad World Tour, 1987-88, featuring various colour images of the singer performing, and printed text including a list of tour dates etc., signed by Jackson in bold black ink with his name alone to the colour front cover featuring his portrait. Some light creasing and age wear, about VG Provenance: Acquired by our vendor from a Christie's auction of Popular Culture: Rock & Roll Memorabilia, 12th June 2012 (part lot 30). The lot is also accompanied by a letter of provenance from a previous owner, Jennine Elcock-Haskell, in part, 'After many years as the celebrated “King of Pop”, Michael Jackson was ready to celebrate his 30th Anniversary with 2 star-studded concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City. I attended them both. To commemorate this milestone in his career several items were made available. This “BAD” World Tour 12th Anniversary Book was one of these items. This item is signed'.
HOUSTON WHITNEY: (1963-2012) American Singer and Actress. A very fine signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Houston, the image showing her smiling in a head and shoulders close-up portrait pose. Signed ('Whitney') in bold black ink to a clear area of the image. Autograph obtained in person in Vienna. VG
ENO BRIAN: (1948- ) British Musician, Composer, visual Artist and record Producer. An influential and innovative figure of popular music. Signed 5 x 7 photograph, the image depicting Eno in a close up portrait pose, with his eyes closed and head between his hands. Signed in bold black ink to a largely clear area of the image. Autograph obtained by collector in person in Karlsruhe. VG
BARYSHNIKOV MIKHAIL: (1948- ) Russian-American Dancer, Choreographer & Actor. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, the promotional Pathe image depicting the artist in a close-up portrait pose in a scene of Patriots (1991). Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image. Signed in person in Paris, 1997. VG
CLEMENT IX: (1600-1669) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1667-69. A rare L.S., `G. Card le Rospigliosi´, one page, folio, 18th August 1666, in Latin. A boldly penned dark ink untranslated letter. Very attractively matted in red cloth, beneath a colour 8 x 10 portrait of Pope Clement IX, framed in gilt wood and glazed to an overall of 15 x 29. Small folding, traces of a former seal to the verso, otherwise about VG
ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942-2016) American World Heavyweight boxing champion. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, a close-up portrait of Ali speaking on a telephone. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image and dated 24th January 1990 in his hand. A few very minor, light corner creases, otherwise VG
SAINT LAURENT YVES: (1936-2008) French fashion Designer. Founder in 1962 of the Yves Saint Laurent fashion label. Signed 3.5 x 4 photograph by Saint Laurent, the image showing him in a youth head and shoulders close-up portrait pose. Signed in bold blue ink to a clear area of the image. Matted in beige to an overall size of 7 x 9.5. VG
VALENTINO: (1932- ) Italian fashion Designer. His real name being Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani. Founder of the Valentino brand and company. Signed 5 x 7 photograph, the image showing the Italian fashion designer standing in a half length pose, before a large portrait of himself. Signed in bold black ink `Valentino´, to a clear area of the image. VG
DELACROIX EUGENE: (1798-1863) French Painter. Regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school, he is also considered one of the last old Masters of painting, and one of the few who was ever photographed. Rare lengthy A.L.S., `E. Delacroix´, four pages, 4to, n.p., 1st of December [1829], to Monsieur Felix Guillemardet, in French. Delacroix commences referring to the women and soirées that his correspondent, who is on holiday out of Paris, mentioned in his letter, and states in part `Depuis longtemps tu n´avais tant pris de vacances…je t´avertis que tu es mortel et que les plaisirs sont mêlés d´amertume. Encore, ne sont-elles pas toutes si insipides… tu trouveras, je n´en doute pas, quelques infidélités à faire à ta belle Parisienne, que ta discretion couvre d´un voile mystérieux et louable. On trouve en province de certaines beautés… Il n´est pas rare d´y trouver au milieu de ces troupeaux de niaises prétentieuses… quelque caractère singulier et saillant dans de jolis petits corps´ ("It's been a long time since you took so many vacations… I warn you that you are mortal and that pleasures are mixed with bitterness. Still, aren´t they all so insipid… you will find the way, I have no doubt, to make some infidelities to your beautiful Parisian couple, whom your discretion covers with a mysterious and praiseworthy veil. You can find in provinces certain beauties… It is not rare to find there in the middle of these herds of pretentious fools… some singular and salient character with pretty little bodies") Delacroix further refers to a painting he is not starting yet, and refers to his mood and his artist self-esteem, and states `J´ai là dans mon atelier depuis plusieurs jours une grande toile encore toute blanche et vierge;…Tu chatouilles mon amour-propre d´artiste avec le succès… je me croirai bientôt moi-même un ancient..´ (" I have there in my studio for several days a large canvas still all white and blank;... You tickle my self-esteem as an artist mentioning success... I will soon believe myself an ancient...") Delacroix writes his fourth page to the upper and lower borders of the address leaf, bearing a red wax seal in fine condition, showing a bust portrait. Overall creasing, otherwise G
INGRES JEAN-AUGUSTE: (1780-1867) French Painter. A Painter of History, and a renowned portraitist. Acknowledged as the leader of the Neoclassic school in France, he is a precursor of modern art, influencing Picasso, Matisse and other modernists. A.L.S., `J. Ingres´, one page, 8vo, Paris, 5th December 1855, in French. Ingres confesses the reason why he cannot paint his correspondent´s portrait, and states `Il est vrai que ma bonne volonté m´a entrainé au dela de la possibilité, lorsque je vous ai laisse entrevoir que je pourrais peut-être faire votre portrait dessiné; mais mes yeux déja tres fatigués se refusent de plus en plus a ce genre de travail et je me vois dans l´impossibilité de répondre a votre désir..´ ("I have to say that my good will carried me beyond the possibility when I made you believe that I could perhaps do your drawn portrait; but my eyes, already very tired, refuse more and more this kind of work and I find myself unable to respond to your desire") Very small overall minor creasing, with a water stain to the right bottom corner, not affecting the text or signature. G
To Monet -‘Renoir has been here for three weeks or a month. He does the portrait of Charlotte which will be very pretty’ CAILLEBOTTE GUSTAVE: (1848-1894) French painter who was a member and patron of the Impressionists. Caillebotte is also remembered for his early interest in photography as an art form. A fine, scarce A.L.S., G Caillebotte, three pages, 8vo, n.p. (Petit-Gennevilliers, near Paris), n.d. ('Mardi'; June 1883), to [Claude Monet] ('Mon cher ami'), in French. Caillebotte writes a friendly letter to his fellow artist, making reference to his work and other painters, in full, 'Depuis deux mois que je suis ici j'ai travaille autant que j'ai pu, mais tout ce que je fais est bien mauvais. Je suis en plein dans le paysage. Il me semble que je n'ai jamais vu un printemps si beau. J'ai voulu faire toutes especes d'arbres en fleurs mais cela dure si peu et c'est bien difficile decidement. Si vous voyiez la digue en ce moment vous seriez ebloui. Renoir est ici depuis trois semaines ou un mois. Il fait le portrait de Charlotte qui sera tres joli. Justement au moment ou j'ai recu votre lettre nous parlons de vous et nous disions Monet doit en abbatre joliment en ce moment. Il parait que c'est le contraire, mais quelle belle annee tout le meme. Je vous ecrirai quand nous descendrons a la mer. Ce sera du 1er au 15 juillet. Nous nous arreterons toujours a Vernon et par consequent je pourrai vous voir. J'ai ete l'autre soir a l'exposition de Sisley. Il commence a y avoir moins de monde a Paris. Tout a vous' (Translation: 'In the two months that I have been here I have worked as much as I could, but everything I do is very bad. I am right in the landscape. It seems to me that I have never seen such a beautiful spring. I wanted to do all kinds of blossoming trees, but they last so little time and it's definitely very difficult. If you saw the dam right now you would be dazzled. Renoir has been here for three weeks or a month. He does the portrait of Charlotte which will be very pretty. Just when I received your letter, we were talking about you, and we were saying Monet must be having a pretty good time right now. It seems that it is the opposite, but what a great year all the same. I will write to you when we go down to the sea. It will be from the 1st to the 15th of July. We will always stop in Vernon and therefore I will be able to see you. I was the other evening at the Sisley exhibition. There are beginning to be fewer people in Paris. All yours'). Autograph letters of Caillebotte are scarce as a result of his untimely death at the age of 45 and the present example is particularly desirable for its wonderful association and references to Renoir and Sisley. About EX Claude Monet (1840-1926) French Impressionist painter. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) French Impressionist painter. Renoir was a frequent visitor at Petit-Gennevilliers where, as well as painting, he and Caillebotte engaged in far ranging discussions on art, politics, literature and philosophy. Charlotte Berthier (1863-?) was a life-long companion of Caillebotte, to whom he left a sizeable annuity. Renoir's 1883 portrait of her, referenced in the present letter, is held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Alfred Sisley (1839-1899) French-born British Impressionist landscape painter. In June 1883 seventy of Sisley's paintings were exhibited by the art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel in his Paris gallery.
VAN GOGH VINCENT: (1853-1890) Dutch Post-Impressionist painter, one of the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. An extremely rare Autograph Manuscript, unsigned, two pages, 12mo (7 x 9.5 cm), n.p. (England), n.d. (c. October-December 1876). The manuscript, evidently closely clipped from a larger page of a notebook, comprises a complete transcript, in English, of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's work Afternoon in February, written by Van Gogh is in his small, neat hand in six stanzas of four lines each, commencing 'The day is ending/ The night is descending/ The marsh is frozen/ The river dead' and concluding 'Shadows are trailing/ My heart is bewailing/ And tolling within/ Like a funeral bell'. To the verso appear 29 lines of text in the artist's hand, in Dutch, apparently a religious verse, in small part, 'As a shield and buckler Your truth is offered to me…..Because His soul loves me dearly, That is why God allowed Himself to come here'. Any autograph material by Van Gogh is of exceptional rarity and highly desirable and the present manuscript offers an interesting insight into two areas of particular significance to the artist - literature and religion. Very slightly irregularly trimmed edges, otherwise about EX Van Gogh's love of literature is well documented and, in a letter to his brother Theo dating from June 1880, the artist declared 'I have a more or less irresistible passion for books, and constantly need to instruct myself, to study, if you will, just as I need to eat my bread'. Van Gogh was an insatiable reader, and greatly admired Shakespeare, Keats, Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, George Eliot and Victor Hugo amongst others, particularly liking authors who could 'paint with words'. Indeed, Van Gogh often made connections between paintings and literary passages, in one letter writing 'There is something of Rembrandt in Shakespeare, of Correggio in Michelet, and of Delacroix in Victor Hugo'. In 1875 Van Gogh's love of literature clashed with his love of God and this heralded a bout of intense religiosity in which poems were replaced by hymns, and modern authors by the Bible. However, in the following year his letters again illustrate that his reading was not exclusively religious, and he wrote of a continuing interest in art books and poetry, specifically mentioning poems by Longfellow in one letter to Theo of 23rd March 1876. Van Gogh's love of poetry and literature had a profound effect on him as he fused ideas from literature and painting, a link that was ever present. Whilst Van Gogh absorbed literature with a great passion, and however closely literature and art were entwined in his soul, he never confused the two - books with legible titles are included in portraits and still lifes, but there is not one self-portrait which features books. In February 1875 Van Gogh wrote that he had filled a commonplace book for Theo with poems that he particularly liked, one of several such albums, some of which have survived today. The present manuscript, however, was pinpointed in April 2020 by the art journalist and Van Gogh specialist Martin Bailey as having originated from an album previously owned by Annie Slade-Jones, Van Gogh's landlady in Isleworth, Middlesex, where he lived while working as a teacher from October to December 1876. The complete volume was sold by Sotheby Parke-Bernet & Co., London, on 29th - 30th April 1980 (Lot 350, £550) when it was described as having approximately 60 entries of excerpts from 'the Bible, citations from romantic writers and transcripts of hymns'. Although Van Gogh's writings were evidently dissected from the album by the purchaser during the 1980s, such manuscript fragments remain extremely rare, and auction records show that only two other similar pieces have appeared at auction since 1980.
‘Vollard is here, I will make a portrait of him’RENOIR PIERRE-AUGUSTE: (1841-1919) French Impressionist Artist. A fine and good association A.L.S., `Renoir´, two pages, written to the first and third page, small 8vo, Cagne, 8th January 1908, to Claude Monet, in French. Renoir writes to his long life friend Monet `Mon cher ami…´ ("My deaf friend…"), and first asks about his correspondent´s health `Tu me diras si tu as toujours mal à l´estomac, c´est une maladie qui rend triste, il faut vite guérir´ ("Tell me if you still have a stomach ache, it's a disease that makes you sad, you have to heal quickly") Renoir further refers to Vollard, their art collector supporter, stating `Vollard est ici, je le portraiterai´ ("Vollard is here, I will make a portrait of him") Further again Renoir thanks Monet and his daughters for the letters they often send him, and before concluding makes a sharp critic of a colleague´s exhibition, stating `Une pièce que je n´irai certainement pas voir c´est celle de Geoffroy à l´Odéon…´ ("A painting that I will certainly not go to see is the one of Geoffoy at the Odeon") To a post-scriptum Renoir referring to the new year 1908, states `Ce 8 me fait bien vieillir´ ("This 8 makes me feel older") VG Claude Monet (1840-1926) French Impressionist Painter.Ambroise Vollard (1866-1939) French art Dealer. One of the most important dealers of his time in French contemporary art. He supported many painters such as Cézanne, Renoir, Gauguin, etc… Jean Geoffroy (1853-1924) French Painter and Illustrator, best known for his scenes with children.
MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) French Impressionist painter. A.L.S., Claude, two pages (the first and final pages of the bifolium), 8vo, Embankment Gardens, London, 8th March 1901, to Alice Hoschede ('Ma bonne Cherie'), on the printed stationery of the Savoy Hotel, in French. Monet states that he has been reassured by the latest telegram received from his wife, and to have also received word from her daughter, Blanche, and has returned to work, 'car voila 4 jours que je n'ai mis les pieds a l'hopital, et faisant rien qui vaille ici etant dans un complet decouragement' (Translation: 'because it's been 4 days since I set foot in the hospital, and doing nothing worthwhile here, being in complete discouragement'), further encouraging Alice to allow Blanche to take part in a forthcoming exhibition, 'tu peux dire a Blanche qu'elle doit envoyer au Salon, elle y sera refusee je le crains, mais si elle etait recu ce serait pur elle un stimulant' (Translation: 'you can tell Blanche that she must send to the Salon, she will be refused I fear, but if she were accepted it would be a stimulus for her'), and also providing some social news, 'il y a deux jours Mme. Hunter m'a ecrit pour diner chez elle dimanche et lui avais repondu que je n'etais pas certain d'y aller a cause des mauvaises nouvelles, que je serai peut-etre parti' (Translation: 'two days ago Mrs. Hunter wrote to invite me for dinner at her house on Sunday, and I replied that I was not sure I would go because of the bad news, and that I might be gone') also explaining that he had not been able to see Sargent the day before, who 'etait couche malade aussi c'est du moins ce que j'ai cru comprendre de son domestique' (Translation: 'was in bed sick too, at least that's what I understood from his servant'). VG Alice Hoschede (1844-1911) Second wife of Monet, and previously the wife of the art collector Ernest Hoschede. Blanche Hoschede Monet (1865-1947) French painter, both the stepdaughter and the daughter-in-law of Claude Monet. Blanche enjoyed a fond relationship with her father-in-law who trained and encouraged her as an artist. Her mother, Alice, died in 1911 and three years later her husband, Monet's eldest son Jean, died after a long illness. Claude Monet was overcome with grief and from 1914 onwards Blanche took over her father-in-law's household, watching over him as his eyesight began to fail. John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) American portrait painter. In 1885 Sargent painted Monet in a work entitled Claude Monet Painting by the Edge of a Wood and Alice Hoschede was also the subject of one of Sargent's works, Mme. Hoschede and Her Son in Monet's Garden, Giverny. At the time of the present letter Monet was in London during one of his visits (others had taken place in 1899 and 1900) to create his series of Impressionist oil paintings of the Palace of Westminster, home of the British parliament. The works were painted in situ at St. Thomas' Hospital, as referenced in the present letter, over the river Thames.
ORPEN WILLIAM: (1878-1931) Irish portrait artist, who was also one of the most prolific official war artists during World War I. An unusual and visually attractive set of five dark fountain pen ink signatures ('William Orpen') on a printed correspondence card from the Arts Club, Dover Street, London. Orpen sends the recipient 'much love' and signs his name five times, one beneath the other, expanding in size as they descend towards the base of the card. Some very slight, extremely minor traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise EX
VAN DONGEN KEES: (1877-1968) Dutch-French painter. A.L.S., Van Dongen, one page, 4to, Rue Juliette Lamber, Paris, n.d., to a friend, on attractive stationery featuring a printed image by Van Dongen of a lady's elegant legs and shoes, in French. The artist informs his correspondent 'J'organise, chez moi, une exposition de portraits' (Translation: 'I am organising an exhibition of portraits at my home') and asks 'Voudriez-vous me preter pour quelques temps le petit portrait que j'ai fait d'apres vous?' (Translation: 'Would you like to lend me for a while the little portrait that I made after you?') concluding by asking when he might be able to collect it. VG
KHOKHLOVA OLGA: (1891-1955) Russian ballet dancer, the first wife of Pablo Picasso (from 1918-35) and one of his early artistic muses. A.L.S., Olga, to the verso of a sepia picture postcard of the altar within Belley Cathedral, n.p. (Belley), n.d. (1938?), to Man Ray, in French. Khokhlova states that they have received Man Ray's kind card, which was really very appreciated, and continues 'Nous sommes depuis 2 jours a Belley chez Gertrude Stein pour quelques jours et nous prenons apres la route pour la capitale ou nous esperons vous voir! de nous deux a vous deux' (Translation: 'We have been in Belley for 2 days at Gertrude Stein's home for a few days and we are then taking the road to the capital where we hope to see you! From the two of us to you two'). A charming letter with good association. VG Man Ray (1890-1976) American visual artist, a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements and a renowned pioneering fashion and portrait photographer. Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) American novelist, poet, playwright and art collector.
MAAR DORA: (1907-1997) French photographer, painter and poet, a romantic partner of Pablo Picasso (from 1935-43) and the subject of several of his portraits. A brief A.L.S., Dora, also signed ('Picasso') by her on behalf of Pablo Picasso, to the verso of a colour picture postcard depicting the harbour and boats at Cannes, n.p. (Cannes?), n.d. (late 1930s?), to Man Ray, in French. Maar states 'Voici un cadeau charmant' (Translation: 'Here is a charming gift') and appears to send a thousand kisses. Beneath Maar's letter appears a note signed by Rosemonde (possibly Rosemonde Wilms, the nom de plume of Rosemonde Gion de Romesnil whose portrait Man Ray had taken in 1935 for her book Reflexions d'une innocente) in French in which she thanks Man Ray for some photographs, in full, 'Merci des belles photos. Je croyais vous voir revenir. Tout le monde vous reclame' (Translation: 'Thank you for the beautiful photos. I thought I saw you coming back. Everyone calls for you'). One light surface crease, otherwise VG Man Ray (1890-1976) American visual artist, a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements and a renowned pioneering fashion and portrait photographer.
BAWDEN EDWARD: (1903-1989) English painter, illustrator and graphic artist. A.L.S., Edward, four pages, oblong 8vo, Braintree, Essex, 30th July 1957, to Michael Rothenstein. Bawden informs his correspondent that he cannot send him the reproduction of The Bull or of his portrait 'because these are in the paste-up only & no duplicates have been sent', adding that the reproductions seem good compared to the original photographs, and continuing 'The text is another matter & you ought to scan it carefully yourself. Send it back please as soon as you can because I want the least delay in getting corrected proofs to Cowells. The title page is a bit florid but I hope it is not too bad an opening: I feel that the weight & width is right & that something rich is needed to support Walter's design on the cover. The only other thing is that the introduction must be cut by 8 lines….'. In a lengthy postscript, signed with his initial E, Bawden asks Rothenstein if he has any framed prints or drawings in his studio which could be borrowed for the Basildon Arts Festival, explaining 'It's the first time Basildon has had an exhibition. I've received a S.O.S. for help & have got contributions from George [Chapman], Clifford [Webb] & Walter [Hoyle]. Basildon is a new town near Billericay & the Council & Art Society seem to have progressive cultural ideas. As it is in the county I think it is in our interest to give our support'. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Michael Rothenstein (1908-1993) British printmaker, painter and art teacher.
BACON FRANCIS: (1909-1992) Irish-born British painter. A bold black ink signature ('Francis Bacon') on an oblong 12mo piece of white paper (5 x 3”), accompanied by an excellent unsigned original 12 x 8.5 photograph of Bacon by Jane Bown, the image depicting Bacon in a head and shoulders pose in his studio with numerous paint brushes and tins in the background. With Bown's credit stamp to the verso. VG to EX, 2Jane Bown (1925-2014) English portrait photographer.
SEARLE RONALD: (1920-2011) English artist, satirical cartoonist & illustrator, the creator of St. Trinian's School. A good original black pen and ink portrait drawn and signed by Searle, one page, 4to, n.p. (Singapore?), n.d. (c.1944-45). In bold ink Searle has drawn a head and shoulders study of a balding clergyman, possibly a military chaplain, in a seemingly content mood as he smokes his pipe with his eyes closed. Signed ('Ronald Searle') at the base. One slight ink blot to the pipe, a few very minor, light creases and a small, minor area of foxing at the base of the drawing, otherwise about VG
‘….your small investment in me has paid off already, I’m sure. And will continue to pay’RAY MAN: (1890-1976) American visual artist, a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements and a renowned pioneering fashion and portrait photographer. T.L.S., Man Ray, one page, 4to, Paris, 31st January 1962, to Jean. Ray writes in a business-like manner regarding the sales of his works, apologising for writing in English ('in which language I can express myself more shortly') and referring to an agreement he had entered into with his correspondent in 1959, which had led him 'to believe that I would be freed from all matters of keeping accounts and from endless discussions', continuing to rectify several points raised in his correspondent's recent letters, in part, 'Our contract gives you control of world sales, and the exhibitions in New York were arranged with the approval of the Galerie Rive Droite….To date no accounts have been given me of transactions….Among other activities in New York I was responsible for selling a watercolour for $400, as well as some drawings at a good price….In your second letter you say you haven't taken paintings to cover the contract. I have receipts for all the works you have taken which exceed what you have paid me. You admit you haven't paid me the four millions due in 1961. The contract stipulates three millions to be paid over the period…..I cannot go into details here, since you promised to keep accounts for me. Anyhow, your small investment in me has paid off already, I'm sure. And will continue to pay. I have done much more than you in the way of publicity: interviews, radio and television in France and abroad, as well as participating in non-commercial official exhibitions. In 59, before our contract I consigned only the Orateur to Loeb, asking him only 300.00 francs for it. He did not sell it because he probably asked a couple of thousand dollars for it, and I took it back. I sold it to you for 200.00 frs. as an object, although I have always considered it as important as any painting. But I wasn't going to argue with you - I counted on the future. So, the contract is void as from today.' A couple of very light, extremely minor corner creases, VG
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS: FILM DIRECTORS. A good selection of four signed photographs, different sizes, by four Academy Award winners film Directors, comprising JANE CAMPION (1954- ) New Zealand Filmmaker. Awarded twice with Academy Award. Signed 10 x 8 colour photograph showing Campion filming, BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI (1941-2018) Italian film Director. One of the greatest Italian film directors of all time. Signed 6 x 4.5 photograph, PEDRO ALMODOVAR (1949- ) Spanish film Director. Signed colour 8 x 5 photograph of Almodovar before his Panavision filming camera, and BLAKE EDWARDS (1922-2010) American film Director, Actor, Producer and Screenwriter. Signed 8 x 10 portrait photograph. All are signed to clear areas of the images. VG, 4
LARTIGUE JACQUES HENRI: (1894-1986) French photographer and painter, known for his photographs of automobile races, aeroplanes and female Parisian fashion models. A.L.S., J. H. Lartigue (with a small drawing of a sun at the conclusion of his signature), one page, oblong 4to, Opio (Alpes-Maritimes), 10th October 1976, to Burt Britton, in French. Lartigue apologises for the delay in responding to his correspondent's very kind letter, explaining that he had been travelling, and continuing 'Ci-joint l'autorisation demandee.....et si (cic) joint l'assurance de mon amitie qui vous fait cadeau des auto-portraits' (Translation: 'Enclosed the authorisation requested…..and attached the assurance of my friendship which gives you the gift of the self-portraits'). Accompanied by the original envelope. VG Burt Britton (1933-2018) American bibliophile and collector employed at New York's Strand bookstore, author of Self-Portrait: Book People Picture Themselves (1976).
LEIBOVITZ ANNIE: (1949- ) American portrait Photographer. Her Polaroid photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, taken only five hours before Lennon´s murder is considered one of the most famous covers of the Rolling Stone magazine. A very fine colour 10 x 8 photograph by Leibovitz, the image depicting her seated in a half-length pose. Signed in bold black ink to a partially clear area of the image. VG
LLOYD WEBBER ANDREW: (1948- ) English Composer and Impresario of musical theatre. Academy Award winner. Lloyd Webber has composed 21 musicals, including hits such as “Memory” from Cats or “Don´t Cry for Me Argentina” from Evita. Considered by The New York Times as the most commercially successful composer in history.Signed colour 8 x 12 photograph, the image showing the English composer in a close-up head and shoulders portrait pose. Signed in bold blue ink to a clear area of the image. Very small light crease to corner, otherwise about VG
GARCIA LORCA FEDERICO: (1898-1936) Spanish Poet & Dramatist. An iconic figure of the Spanish literature. An extremely rare signed and inscribed 4 x 7 photograph (10.5 x 17.5 cm), the Estudio Rembrandt photograph from Habana showing Lorca in a head and shoulders close-up portrait pose, wearing his bow tie. Signed and inscribed in bold blue fountain pen ink to the bottom right corner `A Jose maria, con un fuerte abrazo de verdadera y vieja amistad´ ("To Jose Maria, with a strong hug of true and old friendship") Bearing to the lower white border the photographer´s studio blind embossed monogram. Autographs of the Spanish Poet are extremely rare in any form following his murder, at the age of 38, by fascist forces during the Spanish Civil War. His remains have never been found. Small overall minor creasing, with very small corner creases, otherwise G
GARCIA LORCA FEDERICO: (1898-1936) Spanish Poet & Dramatist. An iconic figure of the Spanish literature. An extremely rare and excellent A.L.S., `Federico´, two pages, 4to, Madrid, 28th November 1920, to Emilia Llanos, in Granada, in Spanish. A dreamer Lorca writes a letter full of poetical references to his beloved city of Granada which he misses, stating `Yo la veo en medio de ese maravilloso paisaje granadino como la única mujer granadina capaz de sentirlo, y me alegro extraordinariamente de tener una amiga que mire los chopos encendidos y las lejanías desmayadas como si yo las mirase. Que hermosa y que triste estará la carrera del Darro y que nubes habrá por Valparaiso! ¿Verdad? Yo recuerdo a Granada como se deben recordar a las novias muertas y como se recuerda un día de sol cuando niño. ¿Se han caido del todo las hojas?´ (Translation: "I can imagine you in the middle of that wonderful Granada landscape as the only woman of Granada capable of feeling it, and I am extraordinarily happy to have a friend who looks at the light over the poplars and the fading distant landscape as if I were looking at them. How beautiful and how sad the Darro promenade must be and what clouds there will be over Valparaiso! True? I remember Granada as dead brides should be remembered and as one remembers a sunny day as a child. Have the leaves completely fallen?") Lorca further refers to Madrid where he is, saying `…aquí en Madrid ya están los arboles esqueléticos y fríos, solo en algunos queda una hojilla que se mueve con el triste viento como una mariposa de oro´ (Translation: "…here in Madrid the trees are already skeletal and cold, only in some of them there is a leaf that moves with the sad wind like a golden butterfly") Further again Lorca makes an intimate sentiment about his loving feelings `Yo… siendole franco estoy un poco triste, un poco melancólico, siento en el alma la amargura de estar roto de amor. Se que estas melancolías pasarán… pero el rastro ¡queda siempre!´ (Translation: "And me… to be honest with you, I am a little sad, a little melancholic, I feel in my soul the bitterness of being broken with love. I know that these melancholies will pass... but the trace always remains!") Lorca goes on to mention seeing a woman who reminded him of Emilia, and how the woman stopped into an antique shop Emilia would have loved; he finishes by asking Emilia to send him a signed portrait, in payment for which he will send her a poem. An letter of very good content. Accompanied by a cabinet portrait of Emilia seated under a Moorish archway in the Alhambra. Also accompanied by the original envelope addressed in Lorca´s hand, postmarked and stamped. A bold black ink written letter. Edges slightly trimmed, otherwise G to VG The letter was written one year after Lorca arrived in Madrid, at a time when he was just becoming part of an artistic and literary movement which included his friends the pioneer film director Luis Buñuel and the painter Salvador Dali. His first book of poems was to be published in 1921. Lorca met Emilia Llanos, who was ten years older than him, in 1919. They became very close friends at the centre of cultural life in Granada. It has been suggested that they might have married if Lorca´s sexual ambivalence had not stood in the way. Their friendship long lasted and Emilia was of the first to hear the news of Lorca´s death in 1936 after hearing from his mother the news of his arrest two days earlier. Emilia had set off to meet their mutual friend the composer Manuel de Falla with the intention of asking him to intervene on Lorca´s behalf. On her way she met Antonio Gallego Burin, another mutual friend and publisher of Lorca´s first poem in the journal Renovación in 1919, who told Emilia that she should not go as Lorca had already been shot.The present letter is published in Federico Garcia Lorca - Epistolario completo edited by Andrew Anderson and Christopher Maurer, 1997Provenance: Emilia Llanos, Antonio Gallegos Burin, and descents to the present owner.
LAUGHTON CHARLES: (1899-1962) British actor, Academy Award winner. A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Laughton in a head and shoulders pose in costume as von Haake in a publicity portrait issued for the American romantic war drama film Arch of Triumph (1948) in which he starred alongside Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer. Signed by Laughton in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone, partially across a darker area of the image. A few very light, extremely minor surface creases and faults, otherwise VG
ROBINSON EDWARD G.: (1893-1973) Romanian-born American actor, Academy Award winner. A good vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, an original First National & Vitaphone Pictures publicity portrait of Robinson in a head and shoulders pose. Signed ('To Mush - Edward G. Robinson') in bold black fountain pen ink across a clear area at the head of the image. An ink annotation to the verso in the hand of a collector indicates that the signature was obtained in person upon the arrival of the SS Normandie (in New York) on Thursday, 24th December 1936. Some very minor, light staining to the left edge of the white border, otherwise VG
SAPKOWSKI ANDRZEJ: (1948- ) Polish Writer. A fantasy writer, best known for his book series The Witcher. Sapkowski has sold over 15 million books. A good signed 8 x 10 photograph, the image showing Sapkowski in a close-up portrait pose. Signed in bold black ink to a partially clear area of the image. VG
TAGORE RABINDRANATH: (1861-1941) Indian Poet, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1913. Signed 5 x 2.5 envelope, `Rabindranath Tagore´, the bold dark ink signature has been matted, 4 x 1.5, beneath an attractive 5 x 6.5 portrait pose image of Tagore, unsigned, to an overall of 8 x 12 (20 cm x 30 cm). Easily removable. The matted signature is to the printed stationery envelope of "Doctor Jakab-Fele, Liget Szanatorium, Budapest" Very small overall minor age wear, otherwise G to VG
KISSINGER HENRY: (1923- ) German-born American Politician and Diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1973. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Kissinger, the artistic image showing him in a smiling close-up portrait pose. Signed in bold blue ink to the lower border. Autograph obtained in person by collector in Vienna. VG
AUNG SAN SUU KYI: (1945- ) Burmese Politician, Diplomat and Author. Prime Minister of Myanmar. Awarded in 1991 with the Nobel Peace Prize. Aung San Suu Kyi is actually imprisoned, with a very fragile health, and sentenced to a total of 23 years in prison, after numerous trials against her all over 2022, although human rights associations have described the trials as “Courtroom Circus of Secret Proceedings on Bogus Charges”. A fine signed 5 x 7 photograph by Aung San Suu Kyi, the image depicting the Nobel Peace Prize in a head and shoulders close-up portrait pose. Signed in bold black ink `Aung San Suu Kyi´ to a clear area at the base of the image, EX
MANDELA NELSON: (1918-2013) President of South Africa 1994-99. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1993. A very good signed colour 8 x 10 photograph by Mandela, the attractive image showing President Mandela in a close-up portrait pose. Signed in bold black ink (`N.Mandela´) to a clear area to the upper left corner of the image and dated 9th October 2002 in his hand. EX
SCOTT GEORGE HERBERT: (1888-1930) British airship pilot and engineer who commanded the airship R34 on its return Atlantic crossing in 1919, which marked the first transatlantic flight by an airship and the first east-west transatlantic flight by an aircraft of any kind. Scott was killed in the R101 crash in northern France during a flight to India. Scarce fountain pen ink signature ('G. Herbert Scott') and date, 17th October 1929, in his hand on an oblong 12mo piece neatly laid down to a page removed from an autograph album. The page also features a small newspaper portrait of Scott and a similar signed piece by Hannen Swaffer (1879-1962) English journalist, and to the verso appears an irregularly clipped signed piece by Maud Tree (1863-1937) English actress. Some light age wear, VG
ARMSTRONG NEIL: (1930-2012) American astronaut, Commander of Apollo XI, the first man to walk on the moon. Black ink signature ('Neil Armstrong') to the verso of a colour picture postcard addressed to the Italian collector Roland Sensini. A magazine portrait of Armstrong in a close-up head and shoulders pose has been neatly affixed above the signature. Together with a small selection of similar picture postcards individually signed to the verso by various other astronauts and cosmonauts comprising Rick Hauck, Richard Covey, George Nelson, Tamara Jernigan, David Hilmers, Richard Truly, Vladimir Lyakhov and Aleksandr Laveykin. VG, 9
Donald GilbertPanel, 1957Bronze, with sculpted design of an owl flanked by birds with foliage.82.7 x 181.4 x 10cmProper left lower corner signed and dated D. Gilbert sc 1957.Footnotes:The present bronze panel is a late work of the British sculptor Donald Gilbert (1900-1961). Gilbert studied at the Birmingham Central School of Art, the Royal College of Art, the Royal Academy Schools and in Italy. In 1937, Gilbert became a member of Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. He exhibited widely within the United Kingdom and became known for his animal sculptures and portrait busts in addition to his sculptural work for the monumental Art Deco Adelphi building (1936-38) in the City of Westminster, London. Gilbert also collaborated with his father the sculptor Walter Gilbert (1871-1946) at H.H. Martyn and Co. Ltd. of Cheltenham, including decorative iron work and bronze panels for the Derry and Tom's department store building (1929-31), High Street Kensington, which recall the design of the present panel.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Bob Dylan LPs / Memorabilia, approximately twenty eight albums and a Box Set with titles including Biograph (5 LP Box Set), Blonde on Blonde, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are A Changin, The Basement Tapes, Bringing It All Back Home, Dylan & The Dead, Nashville Skyline, Blood On The Tracks, Planet Waves, New Morning, Shot Of Love, Self Portrait, At Budokan, Desire, Historical Archives 1 & 2 and more - mainly less than Excellent condition - sold together with The Bootleg Series Volume 1 - 3 CD Box Set, 1981 and 1987 Concert Programmes, two 1981 Earls Court gig tickets and a 1984 Wembley Stadium ticket plus an Eric Clapton programme from 1988 - these mainly Excellent condition
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