William S. Burroughs (1914 - 1997)
Mr. Friendly
ink on paper
17 x 13 1/2 inches
1992
£3,500
signed and dated
Exhibited
Riflemaker Gallery 2006
Mr. Friendly
ink on paper
17 x 13 1/2 inches
1992
£3,500
Burroughs was not only a writer but also an artist and the work shown here is one of his “Most Wanted” series which began in January 1992 at a farm in Kansas. A figure - usually of a person he particularily disliked - would be drawn and then Burroughs would shoot into it with his handgun - usually his .38 Smith and Wesson.
Inscriptionsigned and dated
Exhibited
Riflemaker Gallery 2006