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Portrait etched by Mrs. Dawson Turner.
In the work "Who Travels Alone," E. Phillips Oppenheim describes the extraordinary life of Alfred Loewenstein in his own graphic fashion. Alfred Loewenstein was a Belgian financier. At his peak in the 1920s, Loewenstein was worth around £12 million in the currency of the time, equivalent to £769.2 million in 2021, making him the third richest person in the world in his days. His generated his wealth from investments in electric power and artificial silk businesses when those industries were in their infancy. Yet, Loewenstein became most famous for his strange disappearance in 1928, which is also covered in the book.
Annotated illustrated catalogue accompanying an exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. Includes a discussion of Fox's life and work, a family memoir by his nephew, a chronology, and a list of further sources.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Interloper" by E. Phillips Oppenheim. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Both a scholarly text for the student and a guide for the more general admirer of Fox's paintings, this publication addresses 15 Fox works held in the national collection, ranging from A view of the Tambo river 1884-85 to Sketch portrait of Henry Gyles Turner 1914. With its biographical thread, the book describes each work in the context of the artist's personality and life, while indicating diverse ways of looking at the paintings: via biography, style, theme, content, form, and craft. It provides full details on inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history and related works.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Amazing Partnership" by E. Phillips Oppenheim. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.