88. Ralph ELLISON (American, 1913 - 1994) Self-portrait. pencil on paper, 1941
5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches (140 x 107 mm)
signed
Britton, p. 3
With a second Ellison signature, 1971.
Ralph Ellison won the National Book Award in 1953 for his novel Invisible Man.
"When I asked Ralph to do one for me, he said, 'I've got something better for you', and the next day, he brought me the beauty he had done some thirty years earlier". -- Burt Britton (2)
est. $4000 – $6000