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28 x 18.5 cm
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Reproduction (perhaps serigraphy) of a portrait of Cavafy at a young age. The original sketch appears to have been made in Fine-tip pen and signed by its creator, Vasilis Photiadis ("V.P."). The poet is depicted in three-quarter view, looking slightly to the left. Blank verso. The portrait is placed inside a heavily oxidised bifolio marked "1923", handwritten by the poet. It was used as the frontispiece of the 1947 French edition of Cavafy's poems.
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Writing in pencil. Physical item wear: oxidations.
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Fotiadis, Vasilis. “Portrait of Cavafy”. Sketch, n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S04-F16-0017 (2029), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF01-S04-F16-0017.
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- Fotiadis, Vasilis (Authority)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)