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Alberto Savinio
Colonna Rivista - Autograph Letter Signed by Alberto Savinio - 1934

1934

About the Item

Colonna Rivista - A.L.S. is a Autograph Letter Signed by Alberto Savinio to the Countess A.L Pecci-Blunt. Milan, April 14th 1934. In Italian. One page, single-sided, on letterhead paper "Colonna - Rivista mensile - Milano" . Excellent condition, including original envelope. This is a kind letter of request: the Italian intellectual dmandes to the Countess and patron of the arts an economic help for his monthly review Colonna. Periodico di civiltà italiana he directed. Counting only 5 issues, the periodical had the common intentions of the Countess and of Savini : to actively contribute to the revival of Italian culture. Thanks to this autograph we could understand the significant role of Alberto Savinio and the Countess played in the production and promotion of Italian culture during the early thirties. Alberto Savinio, pseudonym of Andrea Francesco Alberto de Chirico (Athens, 1891 - Rome, 1952) The Italian writer, painter, playwright and composer, Alberto Savinio, as well as brother of the famous painter Giorgio de Chirico, chose his stage name in 1914 when he published Les chants de la mi-mort in the magazine Les Soirées de Paris. He returned permanently to Italy in 1933, thus he collaborated with the newspaper "La Stampa" with a column, "Guard tower" (1934-1940). From 1934 he moved to Rome. In 1938, André Breton included him (the only Italian) in the Anthologie de l'humour noir. In the capital he collaborated at the Leo Longanesi's weekly Omnibus, for which he wrote in 1939 a piece of satire on Leopardi's gluttony (Leopardi's sorbet) which cost him the antipathies of the fascist regime. Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt (Rome, 1885 - Marlia, 1971) Best-known as "Mimì" Pecci-Blunt , the Italian noblewoman was an art collector, patron and nephew of Pope Leo XIII. Extremely volcanic, she was very active in the cultural field, opening numerous lounges, galleries and theaters. In 1919 she married Cecil Blumenthal, later changed to Blunt, a wealthy Jewish banker from New York, heir to an important collection of nineteenth-century French painting. His Parisian and Roman salons was frequented by artists and intellectuals of the caliber of Salvador Dalì, Paul Valery, Poulenc, Paul Claudel, and Aldo Palazzeschi!
  • Creator:
    Alberto Savinio (1891 - 1952, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    1934
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.3 in (28.7 cm)Width: 8.78 in (22.3 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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  • Condition:
    Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: M-1150091stDibs: LU65037512172
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