Somerset Maugham Portrait Print

Somerset Maugham NPG x46630

by Daniel Farson

Farson first met the author of Of Human Bondage (1915) and Cakes and Ale (1930) through his godfather Tom Seyster, while a student of Ashbury College, Canada. Farson found Maugham to be 'astringent, withdrawn, cynical and parsimonious, but … he befriended me with a gentleness which belied his reputation.' Farson photographed Maugham when invited to spend Christmas 1947 at the Villa Mauresque. 'Maugham was a grand old man, submitting grimly when I photographed him in the garden with my small camera … Flinching every time,... more

Extra small 102mm x 153mm £6.00

Small 297mm x 210mm £15.00

Medium 483mm x 329mm £30.00

Large 590mm x 432mm £45.00

Extra large: 840mm x 612mm £75.00

Medium Canvas Shortest edge 297mm £35.00

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border, on the paper of your choice. Please note that dimensions listed above are for the paper size only.

The Photo paper has a semi-gloss finish, ideally suited to reproductions of photographs, while the Art paper has a matt textured surface that works particularly well for reproductions of drawings, etchings and some paintings.

If selecting a frame for Photo paper small or medium, please note that the frame is black, made from solid sustainable wood in the UK, and the dimensions are:

Small: Depth 23mm / Height 332mm / Width 245mm

Medium: Depth 23mm / Height 517mm / Width 362mm