The Devil’s Profession - Renato Fratini, Giclée Print 1965 fragment of a film poster

fragment of a film poster

Paper size 42cm tall x 29

The model’s outfit is inspired by Paco Rabanne’s iconic ‘disco-rama’ link dress

The original painting is approximately 30 cm wide x 41 cm tall

The macho hero raises a gun

The Devil’s Profession - Renato Fratini, Giclée Print 1965 fragment of a film posterRussell ONeil wrote The Devils Profession in 1963. A novel about a good looking, narcissistic actor who will do anything to get a Hollywood contract, becoming his gay agents kept boy, despite being heterosexual. The image is painted in greys and lit starkly, as if by theatre spot lights; the foreground figure is depicted in an almost androgynous way. Homosexuality was not decriminalised in the U. K. until 1967. Lever Gallery Print Professional high