Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999), Conducting

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Portrait of Yehudi Menuhin conducting – two views on a single sheet. In the centre, Menuhin is facing forward, with the baton facing down; the second view in the lower right, depicts him facing left, with his right hand raised and the baton slightly lowered.

The artist's name appears below Menuhin's left hand. Menuhin's face, lower right, bears a little glazing by the artist.

Royal Academy of Music

London

Title

Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999), Conducting

Date

1995

Medium

watercolour & red pencil on paper

Measurements

H 29.5 x W 41 cm

Accession number

2009.506

Acquisition method

purchased by the Foyle Foundation, Sir John Ritblat HonFRAM and an anonymous donor, 2004

Work type

Watercolour

Signature/marks description

Signed by the sitter

Inscription description

Inscribed in black ink 'Yehudi Menuhin'

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