Benedikt F. Dolbin

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Benedikt F. Dolbin
Portrait sketch of Jacques Ibert
20th century
Pencil corrected in white opaque watercolor on paper.
11 1/8 x 8 1/16 inches (283 x 220 mm)
Purchased on the Cary Fund.
1974.42:35
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One of 86 portrait sketches of musicians including the likenesses of most of the leading composers, conductors, and instrumentalists of the first half of the twentieth century. All were done from life, and many appeared in Musical America.

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Inscribed by the artist in pencil at upper left, "In Berlin tref ein: / Jacques Ibert / bis I Uhr / 7 cm hoch" violet stamp, partially cut off, upside down, "Erledigt"; signed at lower right with initial "D".

Provenance: 
Mrs. Ellen Dolbin (d. 1974), the artist's widow.
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