Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Lot #765
Katharine Hepburn

"I really have no room for anyone's paintings except my own—which are perfectly terrible"

This lot has closed

Estimate: $200+
Sell a Similar Item?
Refer Collections and Get Paid
Share:  

Description

"I really have no room for anyone's paintings except my own—which are perfectly terrible"

TLS signed “K. Hepburn,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, September 4, 1991. Letter to Brian Burke, in part: "Thank you for letting me see your painting—I'm sending it back to you because I really have no room for anyone's paintings except my own—which are perfectly terrible—but they're all I can do—I think yours is quite good—Sweeter than I am—Fun to do." Includes Burke's original painting, accomplished in acrylic on 8 x 10 stretched canvas, signed in the lower corner by the artist in paint, "B. Burke." In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA for Hepburn's autograph.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
  • Dates: #600 - Ended January 13, 2021




*This item has been pre-certified by a trusted third-party authentication service, and by placing a bid on this item, you agree to accept the opinion of this authentication service. If you wish to have an opinion rendered by a different authenticator of your choosing, you must do so prior to your placing of any bid. RR Auction is not responsible for differing opinions submitted 30 days after the date of the sale.