MARK HAMBOURG 1932 Concert Pianist - Claude Harris PORTRAIT

Original 8 inch x 5 7/8 inch Portrait of MARK HAMBOURG appearing at the British Equity Concert at the London Palladium, Sunday May 22nd 1932.

Photo by Claude Harris with his name embossed in the lower left corner.

Mark Hambourg (1879 – 1960) was a Russian-British concert pianist. Mark Hambourg Was born in Russia but moved with his family to England in 1889 to escape the Tsarist regime. He studied with his father Michael, an eminent piano teacher who had himself studied with Nicholas Rubinstein and Taneiev.

The portrait is in good condition with slight surface marks and corner pinholes. There are 4 pieces of excess paper glued to the reverse due to removal from an album.