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# - Dvorák, Antonin.
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Fine large cabinet photograph
signed and inscribed by the composer, in Czech, below the image ("To my dear compatriot and amazing friend Mrs E. Rosewater [trans]...Antonin Dvorák")
a gelatin silverprint by Wm. Spiess, overall size c.54 x 40cm, photographer's stamp to reverse, New York, 4 September, 1893, heavy contemporary retouching, creased in three places, not affecting head, some emulsion losses at the edges, a few tiny indentations
a gelatin silverprint by Wm. Spiess, overall size c.54 x 40cm, photographer's stamp to reverse, New York, 4 September, 1893, heavy contemporary retouching, creased in three places, not affecting head, some emulsion losses at the edges, a few tiny indentations
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This is one of the largest and most impressive signed photographs of a major composer to have been offered for sale at auction. Photographs signed by Dvorák are rare.
This photograph of the composer dates from his successful first tour of America and was presented to the wife of the newspaper editor Edward Rosewater, a Jewish-Czech immigrant who came to Omaha in 1863. A few months after the photograph was signed by Dvorák the first performance of the New World Symphony, inspired by Dvorák's travels to Nebraska and Iowa, was given in New York (16 December 1893).