Original Oil Portrait of Terry Southern by P. Walker (1949). ...

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Original Oil Portrait of Terry Southern by P. Walker (1949). Original oil painting of Terry Southern, rendered in a slightly Modernist style against a dark background, depicting the author in a green-collared shirt and brown blazer. Dated '49 and signed "P. Walker" in the lower right, the portrait likely originates from Southern's time in Paris, shortly after arriving to study at the Sorbonne under the G.I. Bill. During this formative period, he lived a bohemian lifestyle among fellow expatriates like James Baldwin and met French intellectuals including Jean Cocteau, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Albert Camus. Painting measures 18" x 15" x 1" and is executed on stretched canvas over wood. Exhibits aging, slight chipping, and areas of missing paint at the corners and edges. Comes with a COA from Heritage Auctions. From the Collection of Terry Southern.

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