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Alberto Gerardi 1
Gerardi's Artworks purchased by the Countess - 1939

1939

$294.49
£218.78
€250VAT Included
CA$412.69
A$417.86
CHF 237.72
MX$5,078.34
NOK 2,809.98
SEK 2,795.22
DKK 1,906.19

About the Item

Gerardi's Artworks purchased by the Countess is the main content of this Autograph Letter Signed by Alberto Gerardi to the Countess Pecci-Blunt. Rome, September 17th 1939. One page, single-sinded. In Italian. Excellent condition, including original envelope. Perfectly readable, thanks to an elegant calligraphy. Touching letter addressed to the Countess and patron of arts, thanking for her purchase proposal of a hand study drawing and a small wax model called Santa Teresa del Bambino Gesù, from which the Gerardi's statue for the homonymous church in Anzio derives. After a period of silenze, the artist decides to ask if the Countes will be interesting in to purchase these two artworks too! Alberto Gerardi (Rome, 1889-1965) Multihedral artist, painter, sculptor, ceramist, chiseller, Alberto Gerardi is remembered still today for the precious jewels he beaten and chiseled. Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt (Rome, 1885 - Marlia, 1971). 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!
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  • Creation Year:
    1939
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.65 in (24.5 cm)Width: 6.3 in (16 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: M-1162241stDibs: LU65037707192

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