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[Walter Gieseking, half-length portrait, seated at piano, facing right] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Walter Gieseking, half-length portrait, seated at piano, facing right], [between 1926 and 1944] — historic photograph
[Walter Gieseking, half-length portrait, seated at piano, facing right], [between 1926 and 1944]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Walter Gieseking, the German pianist, sits at the keyboard in this half-length portrait, turned to face the right edge of the frame. Gieseking (1895–1956) was known for his precise, clear touch and his wide repertoire, especially in Debussy and Ravel, and he toured widely in Europe and the United States during the interwar years. The record dates the print only to a span between 1926 and 1944, so it likely reflects his concert career in that period, when portrait photographs like this one were used for publicity and program material. The seated pose at the piano places the musician at the center of his work rather than in a studio setting alone.

Created / published[between 1926 and 1944]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1920-1950.Photographic prints 1920-1950.
SubjectsGieseking, Walter,--1895-1956.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,297 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-181961

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