Paderewski, Ignace Jan. (1860–1941) & Alma-Tadema, Lawrence. (1836–1912) Signed Photogravure Portrait

Paderewski, Ignace Jan. (1860–1941) & Alma-Tadema, Lawrence. (1836–1912)

Signed Photogravure Portrait

Large photogravure portrait of the important Polish pianist and statesman, boldly signed at the foot by Paderewski and by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, the artist of the painting on which the photogravure is based. Signed additionally in the plate by Alma-Tadema at the upper right with opus number CCCXI (311.) Copyrighted 1893 at the upper left, and published by the Berlin Photographic Company, London and New York. 15.5 x 13 inches, framed to 23 x 20.5 inches. With extensive surface creasing not affecting the signatures and otherwise fine.

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema was a Dutch painter who made his career in England. Admired during his lifetime for his draftsmanship and depictions of Classical antiquity, he also painted portraits, landscapes, and watercolors, as well as etchings. His work largely fell into disrepute after his death and has only recently been reevaluated for its importance within nineteenth-century British art. The portrait reproduced here was made in 1891 and is held at the Muzeum Narodowe in Warsaw. (16514)

Signed Photograph Classical Music