RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937), French composer. Photograph signed ("Maurice Ravel"), by Keystone, London (stamp on verso), n.d. 6½ x 8 1/8 in. Signed in ink across the fabric of his large coat.
RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937), French composer. Photograph signed ("Maurice Ravel"), by Keystone, London (stamp on verso), n.d. 6½ x 8 1/8 in. Signed in ink across the fabric of his large coat.

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RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937), French composer. Photograph signed ("Maurice Ravel"), by Keystone, London (stamp on verso), n.d. 6½ x 8 1/8 in. Signed in ink across the fabric of his large coat.

THE COMPOSER OF "Bolero," "Daphnis & Chloe" and "Pavanne for a Dead Princess" is shown in an alert, startled pose, hands poised over the piano keyboard, in an sumptuous interior. Ravel was generally shy and diffident; this may account for the relative rarity of signed photographs.

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