Clara Schumann Photo Album
Pictures of Clara Schumann
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Clara
in 1832, lithograph by Eduard Fechner, found in Litzmann,
Berthold.
Clara Schumann: An Artist's Life, Based on Material Found in Diaries
and
Letters. Translated and abridged from the 4th edition by Grace E.
Hadow.
2 vols. New York: Vienna House, 1972, picture opposite title page.
Updated
image kindness of Martin Schlu.
Clara
in 1836 at Schloß Maxen, pen-and-ink drawing by Elwine von Leyser,
found in Schiedermair, Ludwig Ferdinand. Clara Schumann: Frauenliebe u.
Leben: aus Tagebuchern u. Briefen: nach d. Biographie von Berthold
Litzmann.
Munchen; Wien: Langen-Muller, 1978; picture number 3. Updated
image
kindness of Martin Schlu.
Young
Clara, source unknown.
Robert,
in 1839, lithograph by Kriehuber, found in Schiedermair,
Ludwig
Ferdinand. Clara Schumann: Frauenliebe u. Leben: aus Tagebuchern u.
Briefen:
nach d. Biographie von Berthold Litzmann. Munchen; Wien: Langen-Muller,
1978; picture number 2.
Clara
as a Bride, 1840, kindness of Martin
Schlu.
Clara
and Robert, "A Relief of the Married Couple," by Ernst Rietschel,
found in Höcker, Karla. Das Leben von Clara Schumann, geb. Wieck.
Mit e. Geleitw. von Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Berlin: Klopp, 1988,
c1975,
page 71.
Clara,
as pictured on a DeutschMark bill, used on Fontana CD cover,
found on Complete songs. Performed by
Gabriele
Fontana, soprano; Konstanze Eickhorst, piano. Georgsmarienhutte:
Classic
Produktion Osnabruck cpo 999 127-2, p1994. Sound recording. 1 CD;
Edition
recorded: Sämtliche Lieder für Singstimme und Klavier / ed.
Joachim
Draheim und Brigitte Hoft. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Hartel,
1990-1992.
[Time of issue of this DeutschMark and denomination unknown; image is
identical,
but colors are changed from current 100 DM shown below.]
Clara,
as pictured on the 100 DeutschMark bill, kindness
of Martin Schlu.
Clara
and Marie in 1844, daguerreotype, found in Ostwald, Peter.
Schumann:
The Inner Voices of a Musical Genius. Boston: Northeastern University
Press,
1985, page 189.
"Clara
and Robert at the Piano," anonymous lithograph, found in
Schiedermair,
Ludwig Ferdinand. Clara Schumann: Frauenliebe u. Leben: aus Tagebuchern
u. Briefen: nach d. Biographie von Berthold Litzmann. Munchen; Wien:
Langen-Muller,
1978; picture number 1.
Johannes
Brahms at age 20, when the Schumanns first met him, sketch by Laurens,
found in Höcker, Karla. Das Leben von Clara Schumann, geb. Wieck.
Mit e. Geleitw. von Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Berlin: Klopp, 1988,
c1975,
page 91.
Clara
during Robert's illness, found in Höcker, Karla. Das
Leben
von Clara Schumann, geb. Wieck. Mit e. Geleitw. von Dietrich
Fischer-Dieskau.
Berlin: Klopp, 1988, c1975, (photo p. 13) opposite page 112.
Ludwig,
Felix, Ferdinand, Eugenie; Marie seated, Elise behind; probably around
1855, found in Höcker, Karla. Das Leben von Clara
Schumann,
geb. Wieck. Mit e. Geleitw. von Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Berlin:
Klopp,
1988, c1975, (photo p. 11) opposite page 96.
Clara,
carte-de-visite taken by G. & A. Overbeck of
Düsseldorf.
Written on the reverse side of the photo: "Photo: c. 1858 Subject
age:
c. 39 (Robert d. 2 yrs earlier)." Image on loan from Robert
Commagere,
President of Genesis Records of Los Angeles, who owns two family photo
albums of Eugenie Schumann.
Clara
in 1859, charcoal drawing by Edward Bendemann, found in
Schiedermair,
Ludwig Ferdinand. Clara Schumann: Frauenliebe u. Leben: aus Tagebuchern
u. Briefen: nach d. Biographie von Berthold Litzmann. Munchen; Wien:
Langen-Muller,
1978; picture number 5.
Felix,
Elise, Julie, Marie, and Eugenie, at about 1860, found in
Höcker,
Karla. Das Leben von Clara Schumann, geb. Wieck. Mit e. Geleitw. von
Dietrich
Fischer-Dieskau. Berlin: Klopp, 1988, c1975, (photo p. 15) opposite
page
128.
Clara
around 1870, painting by Franz von Lenbach, found in
Schiedermair,
Ludwig Ferdinand. Clara Schumann: Frauenliebe u. Leben: aus Tagebuchern
u. Briefen: nach d. Biographie von Berthold Litzmann. Munchen; Wien:
Langen-Muller,
1978; picture number 8.
Clara
in advanced years, found in Höcker, Karla. Das Leben
von
Clara Schumann, geb. Wieck. Mit e. Geleitw. von Dietrich
Fischer-Dieskau.
Berlin: Klopp, 1988, c1975, (photo p. 20) opposite page 161.
Schumann
Grave Monument, kindness of Martin
Schlu.
Schumann
Grave Inscription, kindness of Martin
Schlu. "Robert Schumann, June 8, 1810-July 29, 1856; Clara
Schumann,
geb. (born as) Wieck, September 13, 1819-May 20, 1896"
Autograph
of Clara's Warum willst du and're fragen, found in
Höcker,
Karla. Das Leben von Clara Schumann, geb. Wieck. Mit e. Geleitw. von
Dietrich
Fischer-Dieskau. Berlin: Klopp, 1988, c1975, page 59.
Clara's
signature, source unknown.
David
Kenneth Smith
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Clara,
carte-de-visite taken by G. & A. Overbeck of
Düsseldorf.
Written on the reverse side of the photo: "Photo: c. 1858 Subject
age:
c. 39 (Robert d. 2 yrs earlier)." Image on loan from Robert
Commagere,
President of Genesis Records of Los Angeles, who owns two family photo
albums of Eugenie Schumann.
