Lot 255

CARUSO, Enrico. Original drawing, a self-portrait/caricature, in pen and ink, on paper, signed and dated "Enrico Caruso London 1906"

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Estimate: $500 - $700

Estimate$500 – $700

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CARUSO, Enrico. Original drawing, a self-portrait/caricature, in pen and ink, on paper, signed and dated "Enrico Caruso London 1906"

8vo (200 x 160 mm), tipped to mat board, a few tiny spots, slight mat burn. The Italian operatic tenor depicts himself in a top hat and tails; in 1906, Caruso was at the height of his international celebrity. He frequently sketched himself as well as his contemporararies. Note on verso of mount reads: "Caruso signed his caricature for the Dancer Juanita Trevar 1906."

Provenance: Ray Rawlins (illustrated on pg. 38 of his Guinness Book of World Autographs, 1977). Property from the Robert L. McKay Collection, North Tustin, California

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Lot 255

CARUSO, Enrico. Original drawing, a self-portrait/caricature, in pen and ink, on paper, signed and dated "Enrico Caruso London 1906"

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $500 - $700

Estimate$500 – $700

Status

Closed

CARUSO, Enrico. Original drawing, a self-portrait/caricature, in pen and ink, on paper, signed and dated "Enrico Caruso London 1906"

Provenance: Ray Rawlins (illustrated on pg. 38 of his Guinness Book of World Autographs, 1977). Property from the Robert L. McKay Collection, North Tustin, California

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CARUSO, Enrico. Original drawing, a self-portrait/caricature, in pen and ink, on paper, signed and dated "Enrico Caruso London 1906"

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CARUSO, Enrico. Original drawing, a self-portrait/caricature, in pen and ink, on paper, signed and dated "Enrico Caruso London 1906"