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R 1898-1916 Private, 010-0016

Sender: Radisics, Jenő (1856 - 1917)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)

Undated letter from Jenő Radisics to de László referring to awards given by the "Earl's Court jury" (presumably the Earls Court Exhibition of 1906). Radisics has read of de László's stay at the German Court and adds how pleased he was to learn of the artist's successes in Berlin
R 1898-1916 Private, 010-0017

Sender: Radisics, Jenő (1856 - 1917)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
20/05/1905
Letter from Jenő Radisics to de László, which is a response to three queries de László addressed to the sender: why was Alice Barbi’s portrait [2340] not exhibited in Venice on the opening day of the exhibition; why does it not appear in the catalogue, and why is it not displayed in the Hungarian room? Radisics explains that the first edition of the catalogue was printed in limited edition and is full of errors; the second edition will include the portrait. He informs de László that the Italians were very keen on having the Hungarians at the exhibition and were offered a free choice of exhibition rooms, doing a service to Hungary by giving it a place among the leading Western nations. Whilst the individual paintings cannot compete with French, German, English etc. paintings, the room must be considered as a whole. He is confident that this plan will assure that the Hungarians receive an award, which will not only benefit those artists who are exhibiting but others as well. Radisics explains that Bertalan Karlovszky took a long time arranging the hang, and he believes the final result makes an overall harmonious impression. It is evident that the success required some sacrifices: not being able to display the portrait of Barbi was one of them. Its frame did not harmonise with the rest, but it would not have been worth modifying either. Radisics regrets that this painting is not displayed together with the others, but he respected Karlovszky’s decisions. Since he still wanted the painting exhibited, with the agreement of the sitter he secured a place for it in the first international room (DLA010-0017 and DLA010-0018 were previously partial items that have now been merged into DLA010-0017. DLA010-0018 has been deleted, AD 04/03/21)
R 1898-1916 Private, 010-0019

Sender: Radisics, Jenő (1856 - 1917)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/05/1908
Jenő Radisics accepts an invitation to visit de László's studio (DLA010-0022 was previously archived with this item)
R 1898-1916 Private, 010-0020

Sender: Ruttkay de Ruttka, Vilmos (1869)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
12/01/1913
Letter of sympathy from Vilmos Ruttkay de Ruttka to de László following an accident in which the artist broke his leg while on holiday in the Jura Mountains in December 1912
R 1898-1916 Private, 010-0021

Sender: Reed, Edward Tennyson (1860-1933)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
03/03/1912
Edward Tennyson Reed thanks de László for the inscribed photograph of his portrait of Admiral Togo [110587]. He hopes de László will attend his exhibition, from which he can choose a drawing in exchange for the Togo photograph, and he encloses a cheque for the Artists' Benevolent Fund Dinner (item was previously archived with DLA010-0004)
R 1898-1916 Private, 010-0022

Sender: Radisics, Jenő (1856 - 1917)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/11/1913
Jenő Radisics is with Károly Csányi, Deputy Director of the Hungarian Museum of Applied Arts, and he asks when he can visit de László (item was previously archived with DLA010-0019)
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0003

Sender: Stuers, Alphonse Ridder de (1841 - 1919)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
16/04/1903
Letter from Alphonse Ridder de Stuers to de László concerning the artist's 1903 exhibition in The Hague. The sender writes that he would have preferred to see two large scale portraits of society ladies, rather than those of Pope Leo XIII [4509] and Cardinal Rampolla [4511]. He adds that the head of the Princess of Meiningen [5101] is "very delicate and modest but the general public does not understand this"
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0004

Sender: Senyei, József (1895 - 1944)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)

Letter from József Senyei asking if de László received the photographs he sent as he is anxious for the latter's opinion. Senyei writes of the portraits he submitted for an exhibition and comments at length about those that were rejected by the jury. With no work, no commissions and terrible economic times, he writes of his anxiety and depression. He mentions the current Winter Exhibition, which he says is crowded but of high quality, although poorly hung; he did not see anything by de László and asks whether he sent any examples in
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0005

Sender: Shaw, Catherine M.

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
03/07/1912
Letter from Catherine M. Shaw to Lucy de László asking if de László will make the acquaintance of a Hungarian singer who the author has been working with on some music and who is in straightened circumstances
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0006

Sender: Singer, Hans Wolfgang (1867-1957)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
30/12/1896
Letter from the German art historian, Hans Wolfgang Singer, to de László in which he writes of his recent engagement, he congratulates the artist on his commission to paint Emperor Franz Joseph's portrait, and he mentions that he got to know the artists Walter Crane and Edward Burne-Jones whilst in England. He asks de László whether he received the first two volumes of his "Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon"
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0007

Sender: Singer, Hans Wolfgang (1867-1957)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
26/07/1895
Letter from the German art historian, Hans Wolfgang Singer, to de László regarding various travel plans and his own work. He mentions that he looked up Lucy, but she was not home. He adds that she lived on a "not very elegant street"
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0008

Sender: Singer, Hans Wolfgang (1867-1957)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/02/1896
Letter from the German art historian, Hans Wolfgang Singer, to de László regarding the artist's imminent trip to Dresden. Singer asks de László to dinner and adds that he could arrange for one of the artist's girlfriends, presently in Dresden, to come too
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0009

Sender: Singer, Hans Wolfgang (1867-1957)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
18/08/1896
Letter from the German art historian, Hans Wolfgang Singer, to de László thanking the artist for sending photographs and an exhibition catalogue. Were it not in Hungarian, Singer observes that the catalogue would be useful for his own publication, the Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon. He notes that de László has exhibited "a very large number of works" (Singer is possibly referring to the Millennium Exhibition held at the Műcsarnok, Budapest in 1896)
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0010

Sender: Stokes, Charles Adrian Scott (1854 - 1935)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
16/01/1910
Letter from Adrian Scott Stokes to de László regarding a book on Hungary that Stokes and his wife, the painter Marianne Stokes, had published the previous year. Stokes had sent a copy of the book to the Hungarian State Secretary of Art and had indirectly received an invitation to exhibit some pictures in the Nemzéti Salon. Since he has no knowledge of exhibiting work in Hungary, in the letter he asks for de László's advice
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0011

Sender: Stokes, Charles Adrian Scott (1854 - 1935)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
14/04/1909
Letter from Adrian Scott Stokes to de László enclosing invitations for the private view of a new gallery. Stokes adds that he enquired about the election of a new subscriber, but they must wait for a vacancy to open before an election can occur
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0012

Sender: Stokes, Charles Adrian Scott (1854 - 1935)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
16/12/1909
Letter from Adrian Scott Stokes to de László regarding a book on Hungary that Stokes and his wife, the painter Marianne Stokes, had published earlier that year. Stokes thanks de László for his "kind remarks" on the book, adding that he has sent copies to the Hungarian State Secretary of Art and to Mr Kossuth (likely Ferenc Kossuth)
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0013

Sender: Stokes, Charles Adrian Scott (1854 - 1935)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
24/07/1908
Letter from Adrian Scott Stokes to de László regarding a favour that Stokes had asked of Baron József Szterényi (see also DLA011-0015). Stokes thanks de László for sending Kossuth's (likely Ferenc Kossuth) answer to his (de László's) letter and encloses another letter from Kossuth. "My wife and I love your country and its people", Stokes exclaims
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0014

Sender: Stokes, Charles Adrian Scott (1854 - 1935)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/11/1909
Letter from Adrian Scott Stokes to de László regarding a book on Hungary that Stokes and his wife, the painter Marianne Stokes, had recently published. Although Stokes is unhappy with the reproductions in the book, he will ask his publisher to send de László a copy
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0015

Sender: Stokes, Charles Adrian Scott (1854 - 1935)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
27/06/1907
Letter from Adrian Scott Stokes to de László regarding a favour that Stokes had asked of Baron József Szterényi. Stokes explains in the letter that Szterényi would agree to grant the favour only if Baron Josika would vouch for him. "If it had not been for your kindness I should never have ventured to ask", writes Stokes (see also DLA011-0013)
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0016

Sender: Slatin, Sir Rudolf Carl von [also known as 'Slatin Pasha'] (1857 - 1932)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)

Sir Rudolf von Slatin thanks de László for the photos, describing them as "a most valuable rememberance [sic] on our meeting". Sir Rudolf regrets that he was unable to visit de László in London as he was ordered directly to Balmoral by the King