Lot 233
Hemingway, Ernest (1899-1961) American author and journalist whose simple, direct writing style greatly influenced 20th-century fiction and whose macho lifestyle influenced generations.
Photograph from the cover of the September 1952 issue of LIFE magazine signed in black ink, n.p., n.d. Hemingway's short masterpiece, The Old Man and the Sea, was first published, in its entirety, in this issue of LIFE. The 1954 Nobel prize for literature was awarded to Hemingway "for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style." The great photographer, Alfred Eisenstaedt, sent to Cuba to photograph Hemingway for LIFE, later declared him "the most difficult person I ever photographed." He managed nonetheless to take this riveting photograph.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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