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Brahms, Johannes
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Brahms, Johannes
- Good cabinet-style photograph, signed and inscribed on verso with an autograph musical quotation from the string quartet in A minor Op.51, no.2
- ink on card
containing the first four bars of the opening violin melody, notated in dark brown ink on a hand-drawn stave, inscribed ("All[egr]o:... p espress/ Fräulein Robinson ein freundliches Gruß zum Geburtstag/ JohBrahms"), showing the composer three-quarter face, with a long beard, at about the age of fifty, wearing in a three-piece suit,
by Fritz Luckhardt of Vienna, 8vo (16.8 x 10.8cm), [Vienna, early 1880s], light overall browning and dust-marking to corners
by Fritz Luckhardt of Vienna, 8vo (16.8 x 10.8cm), [Vienna, early 1880s], light overall browning and dust-marking to corners
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
Rare. Brahms's string quartet in A minor (1873), and its companion in C minor, were the most important quartets composed since the late quartets of Beethoven. The photograph apparently dates from the early 1880s, and shows Brahms's fully-grown beard, which he grew in 1878 at the age of forty-five (according to Swafford, to compensate for his "abnormally high voice").