Neveu, Ginette. (1919–1949)
Two Press Photographs with her Brother and Marcel Cerdan
Two vintage press photographs of the brilliant French violinist, pictured here with her brother, pianist Jean-Paul Neveu, as she shows her Stradivarius violin to French boxing champion Marcel Cerdan. The photographs were taken just before all three boarded their flight from Paris on October 28, 1949, which would crash, killing all 48 people on board. Press captions and stamps to verso; crop marks to the photographs. Overall very good. 10 x 8 inches (25.5 x 20.3 cm).The young violinist gained international recognition when she won the Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition at the age of 16. Tragically, she was killed at the age of 30 in a plane crash on her way to the US for a concert tour. (17198)
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