Albert Spalding, American violinist

Oakley, Violet (1874-1961)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1929

Height:

89.5 cm  (35 1/4 in.)

Width:

67.3 cm  (26 1/2 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

From the museum website: From 1927 through 1929, Oakley and Edith Emerson attended the meetings of the League of Nations in Geneva and made several trips to Florence, living there for several months at a time. In Florence, from October 1928 through July 1929, they were visited by their friend, American violinist Albert Spalding, who was a favored soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra.

People as subjects

Spalding, Albert (1888-1953) (Musician portrait)

Iconclass

48C723(VIOLINIST)
portrait of a musician (VIOLINIST)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

6127