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Lot 231: BENOIT, PETER (1834-1901, Flemish composer and teacher)

Est: £0 GBP - £0 GBPSold:
BonhamsLondon, United KingdomOctober 03, 2005

Item Overview

Description

PORTRAIT BY LOUIS FRANCOIS JOSEPH DUPUIS (1842-1913),
cast bronze uniface medallion, head in profile and high relief facing left, sitter's name and palm leaves and a lyre in the field, signed 'L. Dupuis fecit' under the truncation, 8 in (20.3 cm) diameter.

Artist or Maker

Notes


PROVENANCE: Paul Niggl Collection.

REFERENCE: Niggl 315.

Benoit was the most important Flemish composer of the nineteenth century, responsible for the revival of Flemish music.

Auction Details

The Roy Davids Collection

by
Bonhams
October 03, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

101 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1S 1SR, UK