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Original artwork by legendary singer Tony Bennett under his real name of Anthony Benedetto, which he presented to his friend, the famous actress and singer Doris Day, who hung this painting in her home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The painting, entitled ‘Cityscape,’ accomplished in oil on artist board, 24˝ x 30˝, depicts an overhead view of the North Beach area of San Francisco, with sundry buildings, a nearby harbor, and the side of Vanessi's Restaurant, a historic Italian establishment that was a landmark in the city's dining scene. The painting is signed by Bennett in the lower right corner, “Benedetto.” Included is a first edition of the book A Letter to My Dog by Robin Layton, which is signed and inscribed inside in blue ink by Bennett: “Dear Doris, ‘Happy’ knows how much we love you, and she’d like to meet you, and so do we. You know we love and miss you – ‘Happy,’ Susan and ‘Tony’ Bennett, We miss you.” The previous page bears a printed ‘love letter’ from Bennett to his beloved Maltese pooch, Happy. In fine condition.
Bennett appeared as himself on Day’s CBS television series The Doris Day Show, in the season three episode ‘Tony Bennett Is Eating Here,’ which aired on November 23, 1970. The show famously ended with Bennett and Day performing a duet of ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco.’ It was one of the few episodes of her series in which Day, one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, chose to sing.
Provenance: Julien’s Auction, Property from the Estate of Doris Day, April 2020.
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