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Modern Magic Masters

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This auction features relics, posters, books, and props from the shows, collections and workshops of modern magic masters. Included are items owned or used by The Amazing Johnathan, Johnny Thompson, and Tom Mullica. Purchase Catalog
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Lot 67

GANSON, Lewis (British, 1913 - 1980). Portrait of Dai Vernon.

Estimate: $400 - $800
Current Bid
$200

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GANSON, Lewis (British, 1913 - 1980). Portrait of Dai Vernon. Circa 1975. Oil on canvas portrait of "The Professor," executed by the author of The Dai Vernon Book of Magic, modeled on the portrait used on the dust jacket of the first edition of the work. SIGNED by Ganson. Framed. 20 x 16".

Lewis Ganson was responsible for the creation and permanence of the Dai Vernon legend as a result of his literary efforts. His work chronicling Vernon's magic in several now-classic books began in the 1950s and helped cement The Professor's reputation as the foremost thinker on and exponent of pure sleight-of-hand of his generation. 

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Sold in these rooms as lot 276, Sept. 12, 2020.