Heifetz, Jascha. (1901–1987) Signed Photograph to a Fellow Auer Student

Heifetz, Jascha. (1901–1987)

Signed Photograph to a Fellow Auer Student

Early signed Mishkin photograph of the supreme violinist, inscribed to a fellow Leopold Auer student, Jaroslav Siskovsky. Heifetz is shown as a young man, posing with his instrument, and has penned in white ink: "To Mr. J. Siskovksy, In pleasant remembrance of the good old time / Jascha Heifetz / April 7, 1920 / New York." Some surface wear to the photograph and toning to the mount; overall very good. 5.5 x 7.5 inches (13.5 x 18.8 cm).

After studying with Leopold Auer in his boyhood, Heifetz began to tour Europe extensively. Following the Russian Revolution in 1917, Heifetz and his family made the long and difficult journey to the United States, where he gave his Carnegie Hall debut in October 1917 and became wildly popular with American audiences.

The Czech-American violinist Jaroslav Siskovsky (1888–1979) also studied with Auer in St. Petersburg and went on to be a founding member of the New York String Quartet, with Ottokar Čadek, Bedrich Váška and Ludvik Schwab. Siskovsky recounts his association with Heifetz in his 1975 memoir Fiddler on the Hoof. (16220)

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