1418 - Music

Music Zborski, Andryej Portrait of composer Igor Stravinsky. Vintage. Gelatin silver print. Poland, 1960s. Stamped on the back with the studio or photographer’s mark. Dimensions: 18 x 24 cm. Portrait of the Russian-American composer Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) by the Warsaw photographer Andrzej Zborski. The print was made in Poland in the 1960s. It bears the photographer’s stamp on the reverse. The spelling “Andryej” in the source is likely a typo. The artist is known as Andrzej Zborski. Zborski was born in Warsaw in 1929 and died there in 2017. He was a member of the Association of Polish Photographic Artists (ZPAF). He became best known for his documentary photographs of postwar Warsaw’s architecture. He also photographed musicians from the jazz scene, including Stan Getz, Krzysztof Komeda, and Tomasz Stanko. These images appeared on record covers. In 1966, he made his debut with the solo exhibition “Tematy muzyczne” (Musical Themes) at the Kordegarda in Warsaw. It was subsequently shown in other Polish cities and in Bucharest. The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw holds works by him. Music. - Portrait of the composer Igor Stravinsky. Vintage gelatin silver print, Poland, 1960s. Photographer’s/studio stamp on the reverse. - Portrait of the Russian-American composer Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) by the Warsaw photographer Andrzej Zborski. The print was made in Poland in the 1960s. The photographer’s stamp appears on the reverse. The spelling “Andryej” in the source is likely a typographical error. The artist is known as Andrzej Zborski. Zborski was born in Warsaw in 1929 and died there in 2017. He was a member of the Association of Polish Art Photographers (ZPAF). He became known primarily for his documentary photographs of postwar Warsaw’s architecture. He also photographed musicians from the jazz scene, including Stan Getz, Krzysztof Komeda, and Tomasz Stanko. These images appeared on record covers. In 1966, he made his debut with the solo exhibition “Tematy muzyczne” (“Music Themes”) at the Kordegarda in Warsaw. It was subsequently shown in other Polish cities and in Bucharest. The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw holds works by him. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.