Emilio DELLA SUDDA
Portrait of the Artist’s Brother, Francesco (Faik Bey) Della Sudda, Seated at a Piano
Epoque 1850-1900, 19th century, 20th century
Origine Turkey, France
Medium Pastel on brown paper, Laid down on canvas
Dimension 48.5 x 63.5 cm (19¹/₈ x 25 inches)
This fine pastel has recently been identified, by the Turkish music historian, composer and conductor Emre Araci, as a portrait of the artist’s older brother, the Italo-Levantine pianist Francesco, known as Faik Bey Della Sudda (1859-1940). A pupil of Franz Liszt, Faik Bey Della Sudda - also known as ‘Der Pascha’ - was the son and grandson of the pharmacist to the Sultan, and is known to have given recitals in London. Another portrait of Francesco (Faik Bey) Della Sudda, by the Danish artist Arild Rosencrantz, was painted around 1900 in London.
Only a handful of other large pastels by Emilio Della Sudda have appeared on the art market, while a striking portrait of a young man wearing a fez and smoking a cigarette is in a private collection in Texas.
Epoque: 1850-1900, 19th century, 20th century
Origine: Turkey, France
Medium: Pastel on brown paper, Laid down on canvas
Signature: Signed E. della Sudda in blue chalk at the upper left.
Dimension: 48.5 x 63.5 cm (19¹/₈ x 25 inches)
Provenance: Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, in c.1990
Private collection, California.
Literature: Emre Araci, ‘Piyanist Faik Bey della Sudda’nın Londra’daki portresi’, Andante, January 2019, pp.34-39; Nicholas Dufutel, Les Orientales de Liszt / Liszt doğu’dan izdüşümler, exhibition catalogue, Istanbul, 2019, illustrated p.20.
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