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Sketches for unidentified works

Recto ontains a number of separate thematic ideas, one marked “sinfonie” and evidently in D minor, another marked “V[iolon]c[e]llo; verso: sketches for the Elegischer Gesang, Opus 118, including the words “Sanft,” “Sanft wie du,” “Sanft wie du lebte[st]” and “hast du.” 1 leaf (2 p.), fragment (evidently comprising the top right-hand quarter of an oblong quarto sketchleaf with untrimmed deckle edge to the right), ca. 16.6 x 14.8 cm., brown ink, no watermark visible (possibly a blank quadrant from JTW paper type 25), traces of mount on the leaf-hand border of the verso, diagonal crease.
Item Information
Material Type
Sketchleaf
Record Number
Sk33
Works
Opus 118
Provenance
From an English album assembled in the first half of the nineteenth century.
Catalog Concordance
not from the Dessauer sketchbook; not the same as divided sketches located at Stanford and Newberry Libraries
Auction Information
Auction House
Bonhams
Lot Number
533
Date of Sale
11/8/2005
Sold to
unknown
Pricing Information
Treasures Tracking
Manuscript
Estimate Price
5,000-10,000 GBP
Sale Price
5643
Sale Price in U.S Currency
$9875.00
Hammer Price
5500