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MUIR, EDWIN (1889-1959, Orcadian poet)

8 May 2013, 13:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£300 - £400

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MUIR, EDWIN (1889-1959, Orcadian poet)

PORTRAIT BY MARK GERSON (b. 1921), vintage photograph, silver print, head and shoulders, profile facing half right, left hand to his cheek, holding a cigarette, signed by Mark Gerson on the mount and inscribed 'London', his stamp on the verso, framed and glazed, slightly damaged under mount, size of image 7 x 7 inches (18 x 18cm), overall size 13 x 12 inches (33 x 30 cm), 1955

No example of this image, which is believed to be unpublished, is in the National Portrait Gallery; it does have another image from the same shoot.

PROVENANCE: Mark Gerson.

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