Preeminent painter (1922–2011) known for his for his psychologically intense, thickly impastoed portrait and figure paintings. Two items: color satin-finish 8 x 8 photo of Freud’s painting entitled ‘Guy and Speck,’ signed in the lower right in black ballpoint; and an ALS responding to the initial autograph request, one page, 7 x 9, November 11, 1981. In party: “I’m enclosing a photograph of a new picture. I don’t think signatures count for much which is why I don’t bother to sighn [sic] my paintings.” In overall fine condition. RR Auction COA.
