May 2013 Auction Ends Tuesday, May 21st, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/21/2013
William Auerbach-Levy signed self-portrait with inscription dated 1932. Auerbach-Levy gained fame as a preeminent caricaturist and displays it here, adding a personal note that reads ''Dear Mary MacArthur / Some day this will / serve (if the question ever comes up) / to show you how I looked in / my prime -- such as it was. A.W.''. On blank book page measuring 7'' x 8.25'' with child's toy photo on reverse. Item belonged to Mary MacArthur, daughter of actress Helen Hayes. Smudging to inscription, with yellowing in center of portrait, else very good.
Caricaturist William Auerbach-Levy Signed Self-Portrait With Inscription
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