Boris Kochno, Serge Lifar

Diaghilev Commemorative Card - 1929

1929

This is the Serge Lifar's Business Card with authograph notes to the Countess Pecci-Blunt. A message of greetings to the great patron of arts, loved and kn...

Autograph Postcard Signed by Alberto Moravia to the Countess Pecci Blunt. Cortona, Italy, July 7th 1932. In Italian. Perfectly readable, excellent condition, including original envelope. From Villa Morra Metelliano in Cortona, Alberto Moravia writes this postcard of greeting and thanks to the Countess Pecci-Blunt, or Mimi, the patron of arts and the closed-friend of artists and intellectuals. The Italian writer thanks her for the wise and pleasant people met during the Parisian stay, at one of the Countess' residences. The background: During the period of this correspondence, Moravia has just started his carres as journalist: in 1927, Moravia met Corrado Alvaro and Massimo Bontempelli and they founded the magazine 900. The journal published his first short stories, but his life changed when he published in 1929 Gli Indifferenti, noteced by the critic. In 1930 Moravia started collaborating for the newspaper La Stampa, then edited by author Curzio Malaparte...

This is a Autograph Card Signed by Giacomo Manzù to the Countess Pecci-Blunt. Milan, May 28th 1937. In Italian. One page-single-sided. Excellent condition, on laid ivory-colored cardboard. Thanks Card by the Italian sculpture of bronze cardinals...

This is the Autograph Postcard Signed by Plinio Nomellini to Beppe Guzzi. Impruneta, June 22nd 1931 - IX. One page-double-sided. In Italian. Excellent condition, except for aging signs. Informative postcard: the Italian painter of Divisionism, Plinio Nomellini is sending to Beppe Guzzi an artwork reproducing a wave for an eventual exhibition and ask him to fill in a technical form. The background: During the period of this correspondence, Beppe Guzzi (Genoa, 1902 - Rome, 1982) knows his success: from 1930 to 1954 he partecipates to 11 editions of the Venice Biennale and from the third edition 6 times at the Rome Quadriennale, being awarded during the VII edition, as well as he realizes exhibitions in Livorno. From here Guzzi calls Nomellini for a collective exhibition. Plinio Nomellini (Livorno, 1866 –Firenze, 1943) The Italian painter of the Divisionist mouvement, Plinio Nomellini, in 1885 enrolled at the Florence Academy of Fine Arts, where he was the pupil of Giovanni Fattori and formed friendships with Telemaco Signorini and Silvestro Lega...

Alexander Calder Handwritten, signed letter, 1956 Ink on paper: 2 page handwritten and hand signed letter Hand signed by Calder at the end of the letter on the second page. Unique 11...

Garo Antreasian (Hand Signed & Inscribed), 1978 Offset lithograph invitation card. Hand signed & inscribed 7 3/4 × 5 1/2 in 19.7 × 14 cmublisher Published by Alice Simsar Gallery Ra...

This striking 1972 original exhibition poster was created for the Hommage à Diaghilew held at the Musée Galliera in Paris, honoring the legendary Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev, founder of the Ballets Russes. The poster features an iconic costume design by Pablo Picasso for the avant-garde 1917 ballet Parade, one of the most revolutionary collaborations in 20th-century performance art. The bold, graphic composition showcases Picasso’s costume...

The 1925 original document by Mikhail Larionov for the "Bal de la Grande Ourse" represents a fascinating intersection of Russian émigré culture and the vibrant Parisian art scene of ...