Portrait Photograph - Signed by Photographer
by Viardot, Pauline. (1821–1910) [Petit, Pierre. (1832–1909)]
- Used
- Condition
- Used; Like New/Used; Like New
- Seller
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Brooklyn, NY and Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Pauline Viardot, one of the most important singers of the 19th century, was the dedicatee of Brahms' Alto Rhapsody and Saint-Saens wrote that it was her voice he had in mind when composing the role of Dalila. Viardot created Meyerbeer's "Le Prophete" (Fides), Orphee in the Berlioz version of Gluck's "Orphee et Euridice," Gounod's "Sapho," and Massenet's "Marie Magdalene" among others. She starred in Gluck's Alceste at the Paris Opera in 1861 and 1865, which Berlioz altered for the production.
Born in Aups in 1832, Petit was a prolific photographer of portraits as well as other subjects whose work was widely acclaimed during his lifetime. He regularly exhibited in France throughout the 1850s, '60s and '70s, and was dedicated to experimentation with photographic processes and to publishing his findings. Petit's straightforward approach to depicting his sitters attracted the attention of numerous patrons, including Napoleon III. He was the official photographer of the International Exposition of 1867 and in the early 1870s he was commissioned to photograph various stages of the construction of the Statue of Liberty in New York.
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- Bookseller
- Schubertiade (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18539
- Title
- Portrait Photograph - Signed by Photographer
- Author
- Viardot, Pauline. (1821–1910) [Petit, Pierre. (1832–1909)]
- Book Condition
- New Used; Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Used; Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Keywords
- Unsigned Photo/Portrait :: Opera :: Signed Document/Item :: Signed Photograph :: Art & Design
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