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Morgan Russell
Synchromist Exhibition in Rome - Autograph Letter Signed by Morgan Russell -1935

1935

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Synchromist Exhibition in Rome is the main content of this Autograph Letter Signed by Morgan Russell to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci Blunt. Aigremont, August 30th 1935. In French. Two pages, single-sided. Excellent condition, including original envelope. Perfectly readable. Returned in France, the founder of the Synchromism, Morgan Russell, writes this letter to the Countess and Patron of arts A.L. Pecci Blunt, "pour savoir si vous avez une date fixée por l'exposition". In fact the American artist was organizing an exhibition under the patronage of the Countess and, at the same time, the Countess was opening her new gallery always attentive to new artistic mouvements, the Cometa Gallery in Rome. Morgan Russell (New York, 1886 – Philadelphia, 1953) The modern American artist, Morgan Russel, together with Stanton Macdonald-Wright, founded the Synchromism, a provocative abstract mouvement and style of painting (1912 -1920s). Russell's "synchromies," analogized color to music and were a American contribution to the rise of Modernism. A great traveller, Morgan Russel returned to Paris in 1909, where he studied at Matisse’s art school, attended Gertrude Stein's salon, and met Picasso and Rodin. It was in Paris that Russell met Stanton Macdonald-Wright, a fellow expatriate, in 1911, and soon after the two began developing theories about the primacy of color in the creation of a meaningful work of art. They were particularly interested in the theories of their teacher, Canadian painter Percyval Tudor-Hart: colors could be orchestrated in the same harmonious way that a composer arranges notes in a symphony. 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:
    Morgan Russell
  • Creation Year:
    1935
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.52 in (26.7 cm)Width: 8.27 in (21 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Medium:
    Paper,Ink
  • Period:
    1930-1939
  • Condition:
    Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: M-1148631stDibs: LU65037502582
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