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Lot 456 1982: James Joyce death mask by Victor McCaughan
8.5 by 6.5 in.
Bronzed plaster, signed with initials and dated on reverse; also inscribed on reverse "For Mike".On the day of James Joyce’s death in Zurich, 13 January 1941, his wife Nora gave consent to have a death mask made. Paul Speck was commissioned to make the cast, three of which were produced. Two of these examples are now held by the James Joyce Foundation in Zurich and the James Joyce Museum in Dublin. This particular portrait was cast following an extensive study of the original masks and photographs of Joyce by the artist. This resulted in the work bearing an extremely close resemblance to the original mask, with only minor differences. Also with an original booklet produced by McCaughan detailing his work including this mask.
Bronzed plaster, signed with initials and dated on reverse; also inscribed on reverse "For Mike".On the day of James Joyce’s death in Zurich, 13 January 1941, his wife Nora gave consent to have a death mask made. Paul Speck was commissioned to make the cast, three of which were produced. Two of these examples are now held by the James Joyce Foundation in Zurich and the James Joyce Museum in Dublin. This particular portrait was cast following an extensive study of the original masks and photographs of Joyce by the artist. This resulted in the work bearing an extremely close resemblance to the original mask, with only minor differences. Also with an original booklet produced by McCaughan detailing his work including this mask.
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