Aug 22, 2024 - Sale 2677

Sale 2677 - Lot 20

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

JULIAN ELTINGE (1881-1941)


Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "A reminder of / Julian / Eltinge," full-length portrait by Albert Witzel,
showing him in drag. Inscribed diagonally in the image at lower center. 9¼x5¾ inches; 237x144 mm; side edges trimmed, moderate silvering at edges, collector dated at upper right verso in pencil ("April 17, 1918"), also an inked stamp reading "Julian Eltinge in his Forth-Coming Photo Play Love Through the Ages." [San Francisco, 17 April 1918?].

With--a similarly formatted photograh by Witzel of Eltinge in male attire with a straw hat, jacket and tie, inscribed "Sincerely yours, Julian Eltinge (apparently in a secretarial hand), with the same collector's date on verso.