Lot n° 514

BARTOK, Bela Autogr. dedic. to Jean Bedetti, Boston, 18/2/1928, on a photogr. portrait by Nickolas Muray, 25 x 20 cm. Photographer's stamp on verso.

Estimation : 200 / 300
Adjudication : 1600 €
Description
Black-and-white portrait of B. Bartok by Hungarian-born, American photographer N. Muray (1892-1965). In upper right corner, "To Mr Jean Bedetti. Many thanks for your excellent playing". Bedetti was the principal cellist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra during a concerto for Piano & Orchestra, 17 & 18 February 1928. Bartok played the piano, Serge Koussevitzky conducted the concert.
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