Madame Guilhermina Suggia

John, Augustus (1878-1961)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1920-1923
Height:
186.7 cm  (73 1/2 in.)
Width:
165.1 cm  (65 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • Tate (United Kingdom)
    [Museum inv. no.: NO4093]

Description

The Portuguese cellist Guilhermina Augusta Xavier de Medim Suggia Carteado Mena, known as Guilhermina Suggia, is depicted with her instrument.

People as subjects

Suggia, Guilhermina (1885-1950) (Musician portrait)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violoncello [3582]

Image URLs

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Bibliographic references

Haward, Lawrence. Music in painting (New Delhi: Isha Books, 2013) 20, plate 9. ISBN 9789332880566.

Schwab, Heinrich W. Konzert: Öffentliche Musikdarbietung vom 17. bis 19. Jahrhundert. Musikgeschichte in Bildern IV/2 (Leipzig: VEB Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1971) 161, Abb. 130. RILM 1972-1395.

RIdIM record id

4541