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Letter from Simon Meller to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0059

Sender: Meller, Doctor Simon (1875 - 1949)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
08/05/1934
Meller has arrived in London; he notifies de László of his address.
Letter from Simon Meller to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0065

Sender: Meller, Doctor Simon (1875 - 1949)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
21/07/1934
Meller thanks de László for his hospitality.
Letter from Ede Balló to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0066

Sender: Balló, Ede (1859 - 1936)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
31/03/1934
Balló refers to a donation de László made to help students at the College. Plans to exhibit his collection of 100 copies presenting the history of oil painting. Refers to an earlier exhibition in the Műcsarnok commemorating Lotz, and to a more recent one on Ébner; the Society of Portrait Painters could barely fill a room in the exhibition due to decreasing commissions. The Ministry of Culture is organising a National Art Exhibition – will de László participate?
Letter from József Haranglábi Nemes to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0067

Sender: Haranglábi Nemes, József (1889 - 1976)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
16/04/1934
Nemes has read “Painting a Portrait” (1934) and asks de László’s permission to translate it into Hungarian. He references Schleinitz's monograph on de László (1913). Reiterates an earlier request to become de László’s student, asking him to consider the importance of mentoring.
Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0070

Sender: Meller, Doctor Simon (1875 - 1949)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
12/04/1934
Meller hopes to see de László in London in May; he asks him to contact his daughter who is studying there.
Letter from József Haranglábi Nemes to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0076

Sender: Haranglábi Nemes, József (1889 - 1976)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
11/06/1934
Difficulties finding a publisher for the Hungarian edition of “Painting a Portrait”. Nemes offers himself as a translator. He would like to see de László and regrets having lived in Paris instead of London to be nearer him.
Letter from Ede Balló to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0077

Sender: Balló, Ede (1859 - 1936)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/12/1934
Balló refers to reproductions of de László’s work published in the London News. Pleased to see a "charming Madonna" [2932] by de László in the recently-opened exhibition at the Műcsarnok, a picture which the artist has gifted to the Museum of Fine Arts. Has finished working on the exhibition of Old Master copies presenting the history of oil painting.
Letter from Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0078

Sender: Kisfaludi Strobl, Zsigmond (1884-1975)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
14/12/1934
Kisfaludi Strobl congratulates de László on his exhibition (Knoedler, 1934). He is currently working on a large funerary monument. Greetings.
Postcard from Simon Meller to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0079

Sender: Meller, Doctor Simon (1875 - 1949)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
31/12/1934
Greetings.
Postcard from Elek Petrovics to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0081

Sender: Petrovics [Petrovich], Elek (1873 - 1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
11/09/1934
Thank you note for a copy of a publication (“Apollo”).
Letter from Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0084

Sender: Kisfaludi Strobl, Zsigmond (1884-1975)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
23/07/1934
Kisfaludi Strobl congratulates de László on receiving a Belgian award.
Postcard from Ede Balló to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0085

Sender: Balló, Ede (1859 - 1936)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/10/1934
Balló thanks de László for sending a copy of the magazine "Apollo", illustrated with de László's works.
Letter from Amália Szarvadi de Botháza to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0086

Sender: Szarvadi de Botháza, Amália

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/12/1934
Amália Szarvadi de Botháza, a young Hungarian sculptress, asks for help to find a placement in London to further her studies.
Postcard from Gyula Komjáti-Wanyerka to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0089

Sender: Komjáti-Wanyerka, Gyula (1894 - 1958)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
27/07/1934
Meeting request.
Letter from László Bárdossy to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0119

Sender: Bárdossy, László (1890 - 1946)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
20/04/1934
Bárdossy is pleased that de László and his son Paul have accepted an invitation to the première of a Hungarian film organised by the Royal Geographical Society. He sends tickets and apologises as he himself cannot attend.
Letter from de László to József Haranglábi Nemes, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0121

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

Recipient: Haranglábi Nemes, József (1889 - 1976)
23/04/1934
De László is enthusiastic about Nemes' suggestion to translate "Painting a Portrait" (1934) into Hungarian, and suggests Nemes contacts Légrády. He has no desire to teach or mentor, having previously done so. Hopes to see Nemes in September when he travels to Budapest incognito.
Letter from de László to William Gilchrist Macbeth, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0161

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

Recipient: Macbeth, William Gilchrist (1882 - 1948)
28/12/1934
Pleased that Macbeth's portrait [7014] and those of his family [3918][3919][3921] were exhibited (Dundee, 1934). Unhappy to learn the family did not approve of the treatment of Fiona's feet [3918]; assures Macbeth that the composition was well thought out.
Letter from the Duke of Norfolk to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0023

Sender: Norfolk, Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of (1908 - 1975)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
19/08/1934
The Duke of Norfolk thanks de László for returning the picture of his father [4525]; it is now looking much better. Asks whether glass should be removed
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0063

Sender: Lansdowne, Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquis of (1872 - 1936)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
08/08/1934
Lord Lansdowne informs de László that photographs of his portrait [5972] have arrived; has signed one & will have it delivered
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0073

Sender: Pershing, General John Joseph (1860 - 1948)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
12/06/1934
General Pershing excuses himself from going to the Salon; invites de László to lunch instead. Congratulates de László on his great success at the Gramonts (see fn 2 in transcription)