José Segrelles

ca. 1909–1910

Oil on panel

23 × 20.5 cm

Gift of Esther Tusquets, ca. 1994

The work depicts the composer Franz Liszt, in profile and in shadow, seated at the piano, while Countess Marie d’Agoult appears standing behind a red curtain, enveloped in a theatrical atmosphere and charged with strong emotional tension.