Thursday, July 26, 2012
Candid Photo of Valentino with Secretarial Signature
This is a rare, candid photo of Rudy dated 1925. This candid snapshot is signed, "To Lyle, Sincerely Rudy, 11-14-25." After some great feedback and taking the time to review the photo closer, this is definitely not signed by Valentino. Thanks for the call-out! I would be very interested in finding out who signed this on his behalf, a secretary, Pola, George Ullman, who knows?. Valentino appears to be wearing the same ensemble from the film Cobra. Candid shots of Rudy that were not mass produced are extremely desirable. Donna gave some great background to this photo, thank you for that. The photo was taken at Pola Negri's home, with different variations appearing in Donna's book. The fact this is not signed by Valentino obviously brings the value down. It is still a rare photo and these types of items do not surface very often.
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Well, it's a great photo, but the inscription and signature are not Valentino's handwriting. this photo was taken at Pola Negri's home, this and a few others taken on the same day are in my book thanks to a fellow collector.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Rudyfan. i think that the writing is not the same that we see on so many autographed pictures of Rudy.It's differant. Otherwise, it's a fantastic photo brad. I myself get so tired of seeing picture after picture of Rudy in character. I like seeing Rudy just be Rudy, because thats when his light shined the greatest.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the feedback and the information, I really appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteHe is one of most photogenic people to have ever lived
ReplyDeleteLindsay,
DeleteGood call. I am also a big Elvis fan, I think he and Rudy could also pull off clothes that very few others could. It amazes me just how many photos of Valentino exist considering the fact he died so many years ago and made films for such a short amount of time!
where did I mention Elvis ? Hahs
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