75. Truman CAPOTE (American, 1924 - 1984) Self-portrait. ink on paper
8 3/4 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm)
signed
Britton, p. 135
Capote is the author of classics, such as In Cold Blood (1966) and Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958), which was made into an Academy Award-winning film.
"Capote, after handing me his likeness at a noisy and crowded party, asked if I 'understood' the writing beneath his portrait - remembering the ancient joke, I said, 'It looks like Greek to me', and he, with great glee, told me that that was how he signed his name as a child". -- Burt Britton
est. $2500 – $3500