Lot 292
GEORGE EDWARD WADE
BRONZE BUST OF IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI, DATED 1891
Auction: 14 April 2010 at 12:00 BST
£1,000
Description
signed in the bronze 'G.E. Wade/ Scr/ 91' and inscribed 'Paderewski'
Dimensions
36cm high
Footnote
Note: Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) was a pianist, composer, diplomat, politician, and humanitarian. As Prime Minister of Poland during its independence between the World Wars, he was one of the signers of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. Paderewski was likely the most famous and admired pianists of all time. His popularity, bolstered by his dynamic personality, reached rock star proportions at the beginning of the 20th century. This bust of him, dated 1891, established the reputation of its sculptor George Edward Wade (1853-1933).