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Lot 144AR

EMPSON, WILLIAM (1906-1984)

10 April 2013, 13:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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EMPSON, WILLIAM (1906-1984)

PORTRAIT BY MARK GERSON (b. 1921), vintage photograph, silver print, head and shoulders, half turned to the left, signed by Mark Gerson on the mount and inscribed 'London', his stamp on the verso, framed and glazed, size of image 8 x 6 inches (20 x 15 cm), overall size 14 x 12 inches (36 x 30 cm), dated May 1965

A different image from the same shoot, but not this one, is in the National Portrait Gallery (see next lot).

PROVENANCE: Mark Gerson.

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