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Carlo LeviAutograph Letter by Carlo Levi - 19501950
1950
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About the Item
This is an Autograph Letter Signed by Carlo Levi to the Countess A.L. Pecci Blunt.
Rome, December 9th 1950. In Italian. One page, single-sided. Excellent condition, perfecly readable. Including original envelope.
Carlo Levi (Tourin,1902 – Rome, 1975), the Italian painter, writer, activist, anti-fascist, best-known for his "Cristo si è fermato a Eboli" (Christ Stopped at Eboli),writes this letter to the Countess and patron of arts, A.L. Pecci Blunt to introduce the Italian playwright and director Alessandro Fersen (Łódź, 1911 - Rome, 2001). Artistic Intentions and common initiatives could arise.
The background:
In the same year of this letter, in 1950, Alessandro Fersen together with Walter Cantatore and Emanuele Luzzati opened the cabaret I noctambuli in Rome, in via Veneto. The place, attendeded by artists and intellectuals, closes in the same year due to economic problems.
Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci (Rome, 1885 - Marlia, 1971)
Better 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.
- Creator:Carlo Levi (1902 - 1975)
- Creation Year:1950
- Dimensions:Height: 11.42 in (29 cm)Width: 8.08 in (20.5 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-1126561stDibs: LU65037683132
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