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Benedikt F. Dolbin
Portrait sketch of Franz Lehár
20th century
Pencil on paper.
9 9/16 x 7 9/16 inches (242 x 191 mm)
Purchased on the Cary Fund.
1974.42:42
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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.
Inscription:
Inscribed by the artist in pencil at bottom center, "Ranz Lehar", signed beneath design area with initial "D"; typed inscription beneath signature, "Franz Lehar. Drawing by B.F. Dolbin".
Provenance:
Mrs. Ellen Dolbin (d. 1974), the artist's widow.
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