Photograph of “The Demon of the Rocks”, by Louis Eilshemius

1938. 1 vols. 8-1/2 x 6-3/4 inches. Atelier stamped on verso: Photograph by Carl Van Vechten/146 Central Park West/Cannot be reproduced without permission. Holograph notations in ink giving the subject of the photograph and the number of the negative. 1 vols. 8-1/2 x 6-3/4 inches. Born near Newark, New Jersey, Louis Eilshemius was an eccentric artist with a vision of his own that conformed to no school or tradition of painting. He referred to himself as the "Grand Parnassian and Transcendental Eagle of the Arts" (Falk).