The Archive

search

More options

DLA number

Date

Sender / Creator

Recipient

Name

Clear All

Letter from de László to Lady Chilston, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0262

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

Recipient: Chilston, Amy Akers-Douglas, Viscountess [née Jennings-Bramly]; wife of 2nd Viscount (1879 - 1962)
22/11/1932
De László offers his portrait of the Spanish dancer, Tina Meller [6316] for a lottery in aid of Hungarian artists. He has arranged transport to Budapest, and suggests the picture should be exhibited at the Nemzeti Salon prior to the lottery.
Two letters from Lady Chilston to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0263

Sender: Chilston, Amy Akers-Douglas, Viscountess [née Jennings-Bramly]; wife of 2nd Viscount (1879 - 1962)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Two letters, latter dated 15 October 1932
Letter dated 29 September 1932: Lady Chilston thanks de László for agreeing to offer a work for a lottery in aid of Hungarian artists. Letter dated 15 October 1932: Lady Chilston regrets she cannot meet de László before her departure. She will inform de László of the date of the lottery. Death of Count Klebelsberg.
Letter from de László to Lady Chilston, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0264

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

Recipient: Chilston, Amy Akers-Douglas, Viscountess [née Jennings-Bramly]; wife of 2nd Viscount (1879 - 1962)
17/09/1932
De László agrees to offer the committee a work for their lottery in aid of "Hungarian artists in distress" (see DLA019-0265).
Letter from Lady Chilston, Count Klebersberg and Count Széchény to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0265

Sender: Chilston, Amy Akers-Douglas, Viscountess [née Jennings-Bramly]; wife of 2nd Viscount (1879 - 1962),Széchény, Count Károly,Klebelsberg de Thumburg, Count Kunó von (1875 - 1932)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
29/08/1932
Request from de László to donate the principal lottery prize to raise funds for struggling Hungarian artists.
Letter from de László's secretary to Henry Dixon, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0267

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

Recipient: Dixon, Henry
01/12/1932
Arrangements to meet.
Letter from Henry Dixon to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0268

Sender: Dixon, Henry

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
30/11/1932
Dixon would like de László's support in holding an exhibition of Gyula Rudnay's work in London. He mentions having previously contacted de László with reference to a portrait of the King of Siam.
Letter from de László to Edward J. Duveen, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0269

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

Recipient: Duveen, Edward Joel (1875 - 1944)
06/12/1932
De László accepts Lord Lonsdale's invitation to be his dinner guest and agrees to offer a canvas [10040] to be auctioned in aid of Charing Cross Hospital.
Letter from Edward J. Duveen to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0270

Sender: Duveen, Edward Joel (1875 - 1944)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
02/12/1932
Edward Duveen writes on behalf of Lord Lonsdale to invite de László to a dinner in aid of Charing Cross Hospital. Would de László agree to donate a small canvas [10040] to be auctioned at the event?
Letter from Edward J. Duveen to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0271

Sender: Duveen, Edward Joel (1875 - 1944)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
08/12/1932
Duveen thanks de László for agreeing to offer a blank canvas to be auctioned in aid of Charing Cross Hospital [10040]. Duveen previously auctioned a canvas offered by de László in aid of Hampstead General Hospital (6 December 1928).
Letter from Philip A. Inman to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0272

Sender: Inman, Philip Albert (1892 - 1979)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/12/1932
Inman thanks de László for agreeing to offer a blank canvas to be auctioned in aid of Charing Cross Hospital [10040].
Letter from de László to Edward J. Duveen, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0273

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

Recipient: Duveen, Edward Joel (1875 - 1944)
10/12/1932
Framing and presentation arrangements for the blank canvas de László agreed to offer in aid of Charing Cross Hospital [10040].
Letter from Edward J. Duveen to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0274

Sender: Duveen, Edward Joel (1875 - 1944)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
12/12/1932
Framing and presentation arrangements for the blank canvas de László agreed to offer in aid of Charing Cross Hospital [10040].
Letter from de László to Edward J. Duveen, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0275

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

Recipient: Duveen, Edward Joel (1875 - 1944)
13/12/1932
Transport, framing and presentation arrangements for the blank canvas de László agreed to offer in aid of Charing Cross Hospital [10040].
Letter from de László to Philip A. Inman, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0276

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

Recipient: Inman, Philip Albert (1892 - 1979)
13/12/1932
De László is very pleased to offer a blank canvas to be auctioned in aid of Charing Cross Hospital [10040]; he and his son Paul will be present at the event.
Letter from de László to George William Jones, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0277

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

Recipient: Jones, George William (1860-1942)
05/01/1932
De László was pleased that George William Jones appreciated his speech at the Whitefriars Club Christmas Dinner, and that Jones wishes to print & distribute it to his friends. "I feel at the present hour of degeneration in art one should do everything possible to enlighten the public", de László writes.
Letter from the Dowager Lady Hillingdon to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0279

Sender: Hillingdon, Baroness [née the Honourable Alice Marion Harbord]; wife of 2nd Baron (1857 - 1940)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
04/05/1932
The Dowager Lady Hillingdon accepts de László invitation. She recalls happy hours spent in his studio with her late son Charlie [111050], whose picture is "such a joy" and much admired.
Letter from de László's secretary, Eileen Abernethy to Colonel Alessandro Cordano, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0282

Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),Forkum, Mrs [née Eileen Abernethy]

Recipient: Cordano, Colonel Alessandro
28/12/1932
De László will settle Humbert's invoice. In response to Princess Helen of Romania's enquiry, de László is asking for £150 for the portrait of Princess Irene of Greece [7825[, which was commissioned by the late Queen Sophia of Greece.
Letter from Colonel Alessandro Cordano to de László's secretary, Eileen Abernethy, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0283

Sender: Cordano, Colonel Alessandro,Forkum, Mrs [née Eileen Abernethy]

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
24/12/1932
Humbert's of Florence are urgently requesting payment for transportation charges of items to Princess Helen of Romania.
Letter from de László to Gyula Baumann (Gertler String Quartet), Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0284

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

Recipient: Baumann, Gyula
30/12/1932
In reply to Baumann's letter (DLA019-0285), de László regrets that he cannot advise the Gertler String Quarter to come to London/provide introductions for them. However, he would be pleased to meet if they do decide to travel over.
Letter from Gyula Baumann (Gertler String Quartet) to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0285

Sender: Baumann, Gyula

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/12/1932
The Gertler String Quartet asks de László if they could perform at one of his musical evenings, or whether he could give them introductions to his friends/acquaintances. They enclose a summary in French of their performance reviews.