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118 - A Roman Marble Portrait Head of a Youth
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A Roman Marble Portrait Head of a Youth Circa 2nd Century A.D. Height 25.5 cm (10 inches). Property from the Estate of Ray Retzlaff, sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Height with stand 34.5 cm (13 5/8 inches). Provenance: Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856-1931), acquired in Sicily from 1897-1914; thence by descent to Pancrazio Buciuni (1879-1963). Art Market, Italy. Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), acquired from the above in 1948. Gore Vidal (1925-2012), Barrytown, New York; Hollywood, California; and Ravello, Italy, gifted from the above in July 1950. Abell Auction, Los Angeles, Abell Quarterly Fine Art & Jewelry Auction, 16 October 2017, Lot 150. Swann Auction Galleries, New York, LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History, 22 August 2024, Lot 97. Published: Life Magazine, "The Best Man Gore Vidal At Political Rally & At Home," 25 April 1960. Architectural Digest, "Special Italian Edition Gore Vidal on High," January 1994, p. 96. C. Fairweather, La Dolce Vita: Living in Italy, 2001, p. 59. Gawker Magazine, "First Draft of Gore Vidal's Illustrated Memoir," 12 November 2008.
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