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A Humphrey Bogart and William Wellman triptych taken by Phil Stern
10 December 2019, 14:00 PST
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A Humphrey Bogart and William Wellman triptych taken by Phil Stern
Three different silver gelatin photographs of Bogart and Wellman, each signed on the reverse by the photographer ("Phil S[tern]."). The photos were taken on the set of Blood Alley (1955), in which Wellman was directing Bogart's wife, Lauren Bacall. According to Wellman, Bogart revealed to him at this time that he had cancer and could not replace the fired leading man, Robert Mitchum (the part was ultimately played by John Wayne). Bacall later disputed this story, saying she would have been the first to know of Bogart's illness. Wellman's friendship with Bogart harkened back to the 1930s and the sentimental director kept these photographs in a frame which hung in his poolhouse until his death in 1974.
Provenance: William Wellman, Jr.
Each: 11 x 14 in.
Provenance: William Wellman, Jr.
Each: 11 x 14 in.


















