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67 - Hanns JORIN (1888–1961)
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Estimate €600 - €800
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Hanns JORIN (1888–1961) Portrait of the pianist Gisèle Couteau Bronze bust with a medallion-style patina Signed ‘Jörin’ and ‘1933’ on the right shoulder Bears the foundry mark ‘CIRE PERDUE / C.VALSUANI’ and is numbered 1/3 Height: 45 cm Width: 35 cm Depth: 20 cm Signs of wear to the patina Provenance: The model’s family, then passed down through the family. Note: Gisèle Couteau, a French pianist active in the 1930s, was part of the French piano and music scene of the interwar period. She performed notably on Radio-Paris in 1935 in a programme dedicated to Bach-Busoni, Nin-Culmell and Ravel. She was also involved in Parisian contemporary music circles: she took part in activities linked to La Jeune France and the 1937 ‘Auditions du Mardi’, alongside, notably, the flautist Jan Merry. IRCAM also notes that a performance of André Jolivet’s *Cinq Incantations* by Jan Merry may have taken place at her home in January 1937. The Yvonne Lefébure Collection at the Mahler Music Library holds correspondence addressed to or relating to Gisèle Couteau, attesting to her connection with the great French teacher. According to biographical information that has yet to be corroborated by a primary source, problems with rheumatism are said to have led her to gradually give up her career as a concert pianist in order to devote herself to teaching. Her career would be of particular interest in terms of the transmission of the French school of piano, as she is said to have been a pupil of Alfred Cortot and an assistant to Yvonne Lefébure, who was herself a pupil and collaborator of Cortot.
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About the sale PRESTIGE – 20TH-CENTURY ART & DESIGN – CHÂTEAU DE VAYRES
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Auction time 10/17/2026 at 2:00 PM
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