Bidspirit auction | Liberace Autographed Stage Portrait Dated

Liberace Autographed Stage Portrait Dated 1984 - A matted antique autographed color publicity photograph of the American entertainer Wladziu Valentino Liberace. The subject is depicted in a full-body stage pose wearing an elaborate red and white sequined costume featuring heavy white fur trim at the collar, hem, and cuffs. The photograph is signed in the center-left in dark ink ”Liberace”. To the right of the signature is a handwritten inscription in the same hand reading ”love to Cathy”. Below the inscription, the year ”1984” is written. The photograph is mounted within a textured brown paper mat. Visible image area: 7 1/4 inches high by 9 1/4 inches wide. Total matted size: 10 inches high by 12 inches wide. The antique photograph displays visible signs of age and wear. Several surface creases and horizontal cracks in the emulsion are present throughout the image, most notably in the upper right background (photo 2) and across the lower center of the costume (photo 4). There is visible wear and light soiling to the edges and corners of the brown matting (photo 1).