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Actions	Sir Peter Maxwell Davis Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberOM-17974 TitleSir Peter Maxwell Davis Creator Fred Schley, 1957 - DescriptionThe portrait (in oil) shows Sir Peter Maxwell Davis, composer, sitting at his desk working on a manuscript for the opers "Mr Emmett takes a Walk". The window is artistic licence as there is no window which looks over the holms at Sanday. On the wall hangs a picture of the 17th century composer Monteverdi, one of Sir Peter Maxwell Davis's biggest influences. On the desk there is a photo of the composer Sibelius, another great influence. There are a lot of bits and pieces in the painting which give a background to the character of the subject. A book by George Mackay Brown lies on the desk. Register says source is Fred Schley & Tiny Van Der Werf, Felix Timmermanskian 5, 5242 EH Rosmeilen, The Netherlands. Production placeHolland Production periodearly 21st century Object categoryPainting

Object numberOM-17974

TitleSir Peter Maxwell Davis

Creator Fred Schley, 1957 -

DescriptionThe portrait (in oil) shows Sir Peter Maxwell Davis, composer, sitting at his desk working on a manuscript for the opers "Mr Emmett takes a Walk". The window is artistic licence as there is no window which looks over the holms at Sanday. On the wall hangs a picture of the 17th century composer Monteverdi, one of Sir Peter Maxwell Davis's biggest influences. On the desk there is a photo of the composer Sibelius, another great influence. There are a lot of bits and pieces in the painting which give a background to the character of the subject. A book by George Mackay Brown lies on the desk. Register says source is Fred Schley & Tiny Van Der Werf, Felix Timmermanskian 5, 5242 EH Rosmeilen, The Netherlands.

Production placeHolland

Production periodearly 21st century

Object categoryPainting

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