Vecsey, Franz von. (1893–1935). Signed Photograph to violinist Augusto Maurage.
Signed original studio photograph of the great prodigy violinist who toured with Bartok and who was later the dedicatee of the Sibelius Violin Concerto. Vecsey is shown in a pensive seated pose, and has inscribed and signed in Rio at the age of 18 to a fellow violinist, "À Monsieur A. Maurage, amicalement Franz von Vecsey / Rio 1911." Mounted to rigid backing, edges slightly trimmed, overall fine. The excellent photographer is unidentified. 6.5 x 8.75 inches; 16.6 x 22.5 cm.
August Maurage (1875-1925) was a Belgian-born violinist, orchestra director, and composer who lived in Buenos Aires. Maurage directed the premiere of his opera, Tupá, on 8 April 1919 at the Teatro San Martín, and his opera Les noces d’or, with a libretto by Armand Crabbé, opened at the Teatro Odeón on 25 July 1924.
Vecsey, Franz von. (1893–1935). Signed Photograph to violinist Augusto Maurage.
Signed original studio photograph of the great prodigy violinist who toured with Bartok and who was later the dedicatee of the Sibelius Violin Concerto. Vecsey is shown in a pensive seated pose, and has inscribed and signed in Rio at the age of 18 to a fellow violinist, "À Monsieur A. Maurage, amicalement Franz von Vecsey / Rio 1911." Mounted to rigid backing, edges slightly trimmed, overall fine. The excellent photographer is unidentified. 6.5 x 8.75 inches; 16.6 x 22.5 cm.
August Maurage (1875-1925) was a Belgian-born violinist, orchestra director, and composer who lived in Buenos Aires. Maurage directed the premiere of his opera, Tupá, on 8 April 1919 at the Teatro San Martín, and his opera Les noces d’or, with a libretto by Armand Crabbé, opened at the Teatro Odeón on 25 July 1924.