I think our standard boilerplate for signatures needs to be added to this item, in relation to it being a portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien by E.V. Gordon.
You should always exercise good judgement and perform appropriate due-diligence when acquiring signed items to ensure that you are satisfied with the provenance and integrity of any item you bid on.
It could very well be a drawing done of this photo, it has been pointed out to me that the dimensions are virtually identical of the drawing and the photo.
You should always exercise good judgement and perform appropriate due-diligence when acquiring signed items to ensure that you are satisfied with the provenance and integrity of any item you bid on.
It could very well be a drawing done of this photo, it has been pointed out to me that the dimensions are virtually identical of the drawing and the photo.
I’ve overlaid the two using Photoshop and the match is almost exact – to the extent that any divergence may be due to my inaccuracy. One image is a full overlay, with the sketch semitransparent. The other is half photo, half sketch. If it were genuine, EV Gordon would have had to have copied it from the photo, not from life. I’ve seen Gordon’s signature, but I don’t have a copy of it that I can check.
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