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Alfred Hitchcock autograph?

I am thinking of buying this autograph. I think I looks like a genuine Alfred Hicthcock. I would love to hear your views.

All the best

Troels

Tags: Alfred, Hitchcock

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 11, 2023 at 5:08pm

I must have read wrong.

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on October 11, 2023 at 5:12pm

Confusion could come because Paul Newman was in both these movies for both Robson and Hitchcock... and the Robson film is often compared to Hitchcock's work and it's cleverness.

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Permalink Reply by JK on October 11, 2023 at 12:03pm

I see now that the photo shows the drawing in a mat, so perhaps it is framed.

In do not see any foxing or mat burn so that matches the suggestion that it was framed 10 years ago (hopefully with acid free materials).

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 11, 2023 at 12:12pm

Unusual to keep for 50 years before framing.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 11, 2023 at 10:20pm

It's not as unusual as you may think. I'll bet it was in a keepsake or bank box until she retired and had more time and inspiration.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 11, 2023 at 12:13pm

As a general rule, never buy anything framed - unless you like surprises.

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Permalink Reply by Findbooks on October 11, 2023 at 5:25pm

The worst thing about doing that is where the seller says - and it is almost exclusively an auctioneer term - "not examined under frame".

WTF!

It's almost like saying, if selling a car, not examined under the hood - lol!

And yet it is very common.

I have discovered many atrocities over the years with such items - prints glued to the (non-archival) backing, holes in the piece concerned, etc etc. Probably the worst, most recently, where the previous owner had mutilated the artist's signature with a pair of scissors - in order to fit a print into a pre-existing frame. Well, it can not get worse than that, I hope. I bought it nonetheless knowing beforehand, and it was a remarkable bargain.

I still do buy framed items, nevertheless. Most times it is worth the slight gamble - I would never rule it out entirely but just be wary.

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Permalink Reply by Troels on October 13, 2023 at 3:17pm

Just got the autograph. Not a copy. Very nice condition, The seller wrote a small letter about the experience. It was the sellers husband who got the autograph in-person. He is 79. Super happy!