Signed photograph of the Russian-American violinist playing his instrument, with the autograph date "1940." Oblong format, 7.25 x 9.5 inches (18 x 24.2 cm), with signature to a darker area of the image, verso heavily toned with a strip of tape, else in fine condition.
Born in Vilnius and educated in St. Petersburg, Heifetz moved to the U.S. in 1917 with his family. "He set all standards for 20th-century violin playing...everything about him conspired to create a sense of awe." Harold Schonberg, The New York Times, December 28, 1987.
Signed photograph of the Russian-American violinist playing his instrument, with the autograph date "1940." Oblong format, 7.25 x 9.5 inches (18 x 24.2 cm), with signature to a darker area of the image, verso heavily toned with a strip of tape, else in fine condition.
Born in Vilnius and educated in St. Petersburg, Heifetz moved to the U.S. in 1917 with his family. "He set all standards for 20th-century violin playing...everything about him conspired to create a sense of awe." Harold Schonberg, The New York Times, December 28, 1987.