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Fabrizio Clerici
A Journey to Austria - Autograph Letter Signed by Fabrizio Clerici - 1952

1952

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A Journey to Austria is the main content of this Autograph Letter by Fabrizio Clerici to the Countess and Patron of arts, Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. Bad Gastein, August 19th 1952. Monogrammed "F.C.". One page, single-sided. In Italian. Excellent condition, perfectly readable thanks to an elegant calligraphy. Original envelope included. An exciting greeting letter, written by the Italian artist during his journey in Insbruck, and all around the Austrian beauties, museums, convents, and Treasures of Vienna. With joyful and nostalgic memories of the 1938, when he was captured by the ardent intention to enter at the hidden gardens in the Countess' Royal Villa in Marlia. Fabrizio Clerici (Milan, 1913 - Rome, 1993) The Italian painter, Fabrizio Clerici was a complex and eclectic artist and was also an architect, costume designer, scenographer and photographer. His works were exhibited in many museums in the United States, including the MoMA and the Guggenheim Museum, and in France, such as the Center Pompidou.His most renowned works are The Minotaur publicly accuses his mother, Sonno romano (1955); The Confessions of Palermo (1954); Minerva phlegraea (1956–57); Le Krak des Chevaliers (1968). Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci (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:
    Fabrizio Clerici (1913 - 1993, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    1952
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.66 in (29.6 cm)Width: 8.27 in (21 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-1138031stDibs: LU65037411952

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