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Tobias Matthay (1858–1945) is shown seated, turned to the left, half-length, looking to the viewer. He wears a dark suit, white shirt with a grey bow tie, gold spectacles and a gold band on his left 'wedding' finger, and his left arm and hand are prominently displayed by the artist, with whom he shared his Chelsea studios for a period of about five years; he moved in rich artistic and musical circles. His receding hairline is complemented by a large moustache. A student and later Professor of Piano at the Royal Academy of Music, he taught many of Britain's finest pianists including Dame Myra Hess, Harriet Cohen, Irene Scharrer, Clifford Curzon, Dame Moura Lympany, York Bowen, Harold Craxton, Vivian Langrish, Eileen Joyce, Nina Milkina and Eunice Norton, among others.
Title
Tobias Matthay (1858–1945), FRAM
Date
1899
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 73 x W 54.5 cm
Accession number
2003.1113
Acquisition method
bequeathed by the sitter, 1899
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
Kay Robertson
Royal Academy of Music
Marylebone Road, London, Greater London NW1 5HT England
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