Music: Portraits

"Over seven decades Louis Kahan depicted the masters of classical music in pencil, pen, ink and wash. Capturing the energy and intensity of great instrumentalists, composers, conductors and singers, Kahan's drawings express the development of both his own artistic style and his subjects careers."

Narelle Symes, Curator, Art Collection, Victorian Arts Centre, 2005.

Several images courtesy of the Victorian Arts Centre

Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge, 1965, ink on paper

Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge, 1965, ink on paper

Joan Sutherland, 1965, ink on paper

Joan Sutherland, 1965, ink on paper

Yehudi Menuhin, 1954/55, ink on paper

Yehudi Menuhin, 1954/55, ink on paper

Daniel Barenboim, 1962, ink on paper

Daniel Barenboim, 1962, ink on paper

Sir Adrian Boult, 1955, ink on paper

Sir Adrian Boult, 1955, ink on paper

Isaac Stern, 1962, ink on paper

Isaac Stern, 1962, ink on paper

Jacqueline du Pré, c.1970, fibre tipped pen on paper

Jacqueline du Pré, c.1970, fibre tipped pen on paper

Igor Stravinsky, 1961

Igor Stravinsky, 1961

Sir Bernard Heinz, 1951, pencil on paper

Sir Bernard Heinz, 1951, pencil on paper

Hepzibah Menhuin, c.1952, ink on paper

Hepzibah Menhuin, c.1952, ink on paper

Arthur Rubenstein, 1986, fibre tipped pen on paper

Arthur Rubenstein, 1986, fibre tipped pen on paper

Edmund Kurtz, 1952

Edmund Kurtz, 1952

Aleksandr Helmann, 1949

Aleksandr Helmann, 1949

Isaac Stern, 1971, fibre tipped pen on paper

Isaac Stern, 1971, fibre tipped pen on paper