The Burt Britton Collection 2009-09-24 Auction - 212 Price Results - Bloomsbury Auctions in NY - Page 5
The Burt Britton Collection
20: David HOCKNEY (British, b. 1937) Self-portrait cap
69: Joseph BRODSKY (Russian-American, 1940 - 1996) Sel
201: John CAGE (American, 1912 - 1992) Self-portrait.
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New York, NY, United States
Auction Details

The Burt Britton Collection

Bloomsbury Auctions announces Portrait of the Artists: The Burt Britton Collection. This private collection of 1,200 refreshingly spontaneous self-portraits offers unique insight into the creative process that will fascinate collectors, curators, biographers, psychologists and the general public alike. The sale includes self portraits by Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams and Jorge Luis Borges to name a few.
Nadine GORDIMER Self-portrait.: Nadine GORDIMER Self-portrait.ink on paper 10 x 6 1/2 inches (255 x 160 mm) signed Britton, p. 206 Best known for her anti-apartheid writings, Gordimer won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991.
Est.
$300
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$500
Lot Passed
SOLD
Barry HANNAH (American, b. 1942) Self-portrait.: Barry HANNAH (American, b. 1942) Self-portrait.blue ink on paper 10 7/8 x 8 3/8 inches (275 x 215 mm) signed lower right Britton, p. 59 Hannah's first novel, Geronimo Rex (1972), won the William
Est.
$500
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$700
SOLD
ISRAELI WRITERS Group of three self-portraits.: ISRAELI WRITERS Group of three self-portraits.A.B. YEHOSHUA -- Yoram KANIUK -- Yael DAYLAN.(3)
Est.
$300
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$500
SOLD
JOURNALISTS Group of seven self-portraits.: JOURNALISTS Group of seven self-portraits.Nat HENTOFF -- Gay TALESE -- Pete HAMILL -- Dorothy RABINOWITZ -- Murray KEMPTON -- Jack NEWFIELD -- Maureen ORTH.(7)
Est.
$600
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$800
SOLD
Cormac McCARTHY (American, b. 1933) Self-portrait.: Cormac McCARTHY (American, b. 1933) Self-portrait.Pencil on paper 10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches (275 x 215 mm) signed, captioned "Them old dreams are only in your head" Britton, p. 33 McCarthy won the
Est.
$3,000
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$4,000
SOLD
John McPHEE (American, b. 1931) Self-portrait.: John McPHEE (American, b. 1931) Self-portrait.ink on paper 8 3/4 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm) signed Britton, p. 170 McPhee won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for his Annals of the Former
Est.
$1,000
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$1,500
SOLD
Norman MAILER (American, 1923 - 1997) Self-portrai: Norman MAILER (American, 1923 - 1997) Self-portrait.black crayon on a folded sheet of paper 5 12 x 4 1/4 inches (140 x 110 mm) initialed Britton, p. 133 Norman Mailer, novelist and co-founder of
Est.
$2,000
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$3,000
SOLD
James MERRILL (American, 1926 - 1995) Self-portrai: James MERRILL (American, 1926 - 1995) Self-portrait.ink on paper 10 x 7 inches (250 x 175 mm) signed Britton, p. 84 James Merrill was the winner of virtually every prize given in poetry, including
Est.
$1,000
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$1,500
SOLD
THE NEW YORKER. Group of seven self-portraits by w: THE NEW YORKER. Group of seven self-portraits by writers and contributors of the New Yorker.Calvin TRILLIN -- Lillian ROSS -- Brendan GILL -- Michael J. ARLEN -- Whitney BALLIETT -- Dwight MacDONALD
Est.
$800
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$1,200
SOLD
Joyce Carol OATES (American, b. 1938) Self-portrai: Joyce Carol OATES (American, b. 1938) Self-portrait.ink on paper, 1975 10 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches (276 x 195 mm) signed Joyce Carol Oates was the winner of the 1970 National Book Award for her novel Them
Est.
$2,000
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$3,000
SOLD
Cynthia OZICK (American, b. 1928) Self-portrait.: Cynthia OZICK (American, b. 1928) Self-portrait.ink on paper 8 3/4 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm) signed "Ego is not important" - Ozick inscribes her self-portrait. Ozick was the first winner of the
Est.
$500
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$800