This portrait depicts Rose Grainger sitting in a plush armchair. She is wearing a long off shoulder dress with flowing skirts and organza. As described by the…
Black and white photograph. 25.1 x 19.4 cm Swedish poet and painter, Ella Viola Strom, married Percy Grainger at the Hollywood Bowl, Southern California, USA, on 9 August 1928. The wedding occurred in front of a huge audience, estimated as between…
Photo: 15.5 x 11 cm
Photo and board: 25.3 x 15.1 cm
This portrait depicts a young lady (possibly aged in her 20s or 30s) staring straight into the camera against a grey background. The streaks in her hair, blue eyes…
Photo: 11.2 x 8.7 cm
Photo and board: 17.1 x 13.4 cm
This portrait depicts a stern faced elderly Ignacy Jan Paderewski in a black suit, white vest and cravat. This photograph has been mounted on a piece of…
Photo: 11.2 x 8.7 cm
Photo and board: 17.1 x 13.4 cm
The photograph depicts Nellie Melba tending to plants and shrubs placed on an elegant cane and wood table. She is standing in front of the entrance to Coombe Cottage,…
Silver gelatin prints and mechanically printed postcard.
17.6 x 12.6 cm
Aimé Dupont was a fashionable New York studio where Grainger sat for a number of portraits sometime before November 1915. He had already made his debut to New York…
Silver gelatin prints and mechanically printed postcard.
17.6 x 12.6 cm
Aimé Dupont was a fashionable New York studio where Grainger sat for a number of portraits sometime before November 1915. He had already made his debut to New York…
Dr Kaare Nygaard (1903-1989) was Percy Grainger’s friend as well as medical doctor and surgeon. Nygaard was also a sculptor, and he made three bronze sculptures of the composer and one life mask. He also…
Photo: 21.1 x 16 cm
Photo and card: 25.2 x 20.2 cm
Portrait of Percy Grainger in his later years. He is wearing a pinstripe suit with shirt, tie, vest, jacket and pocket square and is also crossing his arms. The…