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Ysaye Records Exclusive to Columbia

Poster
1916 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ysaye Records Exclusive to Columbia. Lithograph poster of a portrait bust of the composer Eugène Ysäye (1858-1931), monochromatically rendered to harden the otherwise ‘romantic’ aspect of these heroes.

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Object type
TitleYsaye Records Exclusive to Columbia
Materials and techniques
Lithography
Brief description
'Ysaye Records Exclusive to Columbia'. Lithograph poster of a portrait bust of the composer Eugène Ysäye (1858-1931). Anonymous. Great Britain(?). 1916.
Physical description
Ysaye Records Exclusive to Columbia. Lithograph poster of a portrait bust of the composer Eugène Ysäye (1858-1931), monochromatically rendered to harden the otherwise ‘romantic’ aspect of these heroes.
Dimensions
  • Average size of posters e.437 to 440 1916. height: 53.3cm
  • Average size of posters e.437 to 440 1916. width: 41.3cm
Dimensions taken from: Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
Credit line
Given by The Underground Electric Railways Company of London Ltd. (UERL)
Object history
The Columbia catalogue for 1916 uses the same poses of Beecham and Ysäye set into oval 'portrait miniature' frames on pages edged with foliate frames.
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
Collection
Accession number
E.440-1916

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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