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SCHUMANN, CLARA (1819-1896). Cabinet photograph signed and dated ("Clara Schumann ... June '88"), by Franz Hanfstaengl, Munich (imprint on mount), n.d. [circa 1888]. 162 x 106 mm. (6 3/8 x 4 3/16 in.) including mount, some soiling to mount. A full-length portrait of the composer, seated at her piano, signed and dated on mount. Very rare.
"Clara Schumann, married to Robert Schumann, was a brilliant musician. She was also the lifelong confidante and unrequited love of Johannes Brahams"--W.M.
"Clara Schumann, married to Robert Schumann, was a brilliant musician. She was also the lifelong confidante and unrequited love of Johannes Brahams"--W.M.