The Devil’s Profession - Renato Fratini, Giclée Print 1965 Influenced by American illustrators who

Influenced by American illustrators who were showing their work in art galleries

The precision and expertise that is emblematic of his work comes from early training as a draughtsman and book binder

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

the eventual victim painted in aggressive red and bearing a gun

The macho hero raises a gun

The Devil’s Profession - Renato Fratini, Giclée Print 1965 Influenced by American illustrators whoRussell 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