Norman Mailer portrait drawing signed on verso

by Norman Mailer

$1,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

4.25 x 7.75 red ink on paper hinged on 8 x 10 red matte board. Fine. Item #332804 Though primarily known as a writer and provocateur, Norman Mailer also made simple drawings, most often portraits inspired by artists like Pablo Picasso and Juan Gris. Some of these works have been exhibited by Berta Walker Gallery in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

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