Portrait painting in oils after the 1776 original by Sir Thomas Gainsborough held by the Liceo Musicale in Bologna, Italy. Early 20th century copy, ca. 1900-1925. Framed.
Image size 41 x 51 cms (16 x 20 inches); overall size 59.5 x 49.5 cms (23.5 x 19.5 inches).
The well known painting by Gainsborough depicts J. C. Bach seated, his head turned right, his body slightly left. He is elegantly dressed in a rich green coat with decorative gold elements, waistcoat, and white ruffled shirt, holding a sheet of music manuscript in his left hand, his right hand resting on his left forearm.
Slightly worn; 1 cm hole to lower right with some loss of paint to lower portion affecting an area measuring ca. 4 x 7 cms; one additional small abrasion to area depicting music manuscript.
Small circular label of the Braus Gallery on Madison Avenue, New York City to verso; the gallery was founded in ca. 1920 and the business terminated in the 1930s.
The youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach, J.C. Bach "was the most versatile of J.S. Bach’s sons and the only one to write Italian operas. He was an important influence on Mozart and, with C.F. Abel, did much to establish regular public concerts in London." Christoph Wolff and Stephen Roe in Grove Music Online.
Item #39801
Price: $600.00 other currencies