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Guglielmo Janni
Lot of Autographs by Guglielmo Janni - 1937

1937

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This lot of Autographs by Guglielmo Janni to Anna Laetitia Pecci Blunt, is composed of 3 items, written around 1937, in French. In excellent condition, including original envelopes. Autograph Letter Signed. Rome, May 14th 1937. To the Direction of the Cometa Gallery A Janni's Business card with autograph notes of thanks. A Janni's Business card with autograph notes of happy new year. The Italian artist of the Roman school writes to A. L. Pecci-Blunt about a new exhibition at the branch of the Cometa Gallery in New York, and a new exhibition in Paris, both of them under the direction of the Countess. The background: Ungaretti presented Janni in a relevant catalogue, Janni's first personal exhibition at the Galleria della Cometa, (hold in Rome, 1936), where many important paintings were displayed. Highly acclaimed by public and art critics, Janni and the Countess Pecci-Blunt organised again at the same Gallery a second personal exhibition and, in 1936, the same year he attended the Biennale di Venezia and displayed three paintings at the Modern Italian Art Expo of Budapest. Guglielmo Janni (Rome, 1892 - 1958) The Italian painter belonging to the modern movement of the Roman School, Guglielmo Janni was son of a renowned Roman family - his father Giuseppe was a lawyer and his mother Teresa Belli was the niece of famous Italian poet Giuseppe Gioachino Belli - Guglielmo Janni will be much influenced by his inherited literary background. As painter he will received merits: Giuseppe Ungaretti presented in a relevant catalogue, Janni's first personal exhibition at the Galleria della Cometa, (Rome, 1936), where many important paintings were displayed. Highly acclaimed by public and art critics, he organised again at the same Gallery a second personal exhibition and, in 1936, he attended the Biennale di Venezia and displayed three paintings at the Modern Italian Art Expo of Budapest. After a visit to the Universal Exposition of Paris with Alberto Ziveri in 1937, Janni suffered an existential crisis and abandoned painting completely. He then decided to dedicate the rest of his life to studying, editing and cataloguing his grandfather Belli's unpublished writings, stored in the family library.
  • Creator:
    Guglielmo Janni (1892 - 1958)
  • Creation Year:
    1937
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.32 in (13.5 cm)Width: 4.14 in (10.5 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-1130401stDibs: LU65037479842

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