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Alfred Cortot

Portrait Sketch
February 1937 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pencil portrait sketch, autographed by the sitter.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAlfred Cortot (generic title)
Materials and techniques
pencil sketch with autograph by sitter
Brief description
Hilda B. Wiener. Alfred Cortot (1877-1962), pianist. Portrait sketch, half-length, seated at the piano and facing right, made at a concert at the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, February 1937.
One of 27 assorted sketches of conductors and musicans made at various live performances in the 1930s.
Physical description
Pencil portrait sketch, autographed by the sitter.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.125in
  • Width: 6.5in
Credit line
Given by Evelyn H. Samuel, sister of the artist.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951, London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1962.
Collection
Accession number
E.712-1951

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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