Franz Liszt's and Student's Hand
sculptor
Unknown
Datelate 19th century
Place MadeEurope
MediumPlaster
Dimensions19.7 x 14 x 7.6 cm (7 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 3 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU1n4
eMuseum ID717431
EmbARK ObjectID17462
TMS Source ID5734
Last Updated10/2/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryComposer, pianist, conductor, and teacher Franz Liszt was a vital force in the evolution of European classical music in the 19th century. Isabella Stewart Gardner was a great admirer of Liszt and happened to be in Bayreuth, Germany, when the composer passed away in 1886. She attended the funeral with the operatic soprano Amalie Materna and was among those invited to cast a shovel of earth onto his coffin as he was buried.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 17.
MarksNotesInscribed in pencil (bottom): 4 Mark 50
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Notman Photo Co.
about 1889
