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Letter from Zoltán Pohárnok to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1932, 033-0023

Sender: Pohárnok, Zoltán (1905 - 1976)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
23/12/1932
Zoltán Pohárnok thanks de László for his hospitality and help.
Letter from József Senyei to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1932, 033-0025

Sender: Senyei, József (1895 - 1944)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),Pius XI, Pope, né Achille Ambrogio Damiano Ratti (1857 - 1939)
22/12/1932
Senyei sends his greetings from Rome, where he has painted the Pope. He also had a commission to paint Mussolini, but this has had to be postponed as he is not sitting to anybody at present.
Letter from Mártha Kaffka to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1932, 033-0037

Sender: Kaffka, Mrs Edéné [née Mártha, maiden name unknown]

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/11/1932
Arrangements to paint the portrait of Mártha Kaffka’s grandson, Ede Virág-Ébner. She urges de László to confirm the arrangements; she has written two letters but received no reply.
Letter from Mártha Kaffka to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1932, 033-0039

Sender: Kaffka, Mrs Edéné [née Mártha, maiden name unknown],László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),Kaffka, Mrs Edéné [née Mártha, maiden name unknown]
22/07/1932
Mártha Kaffka asks if de László will paint a portrait of her grandson, Ede Virág-Ébner, for his 21st birthday. She offers all her savings, 1000 pengő for the painting. Draft reply in de László's hand at the foot of the letter agreeing to paint a head-and-shoulders portrait.
Letter from Mártha Kaffka to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1932, 033-0040

Sender: Kaffka, Mrs Edéné [née Mártha, maiden name unknown]

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
29/10/1932
Mártha Kaffka asks de László to confirm his agreement to paint the portrait of her grandson, Ede Virág-Ébner.
Letter from Mártha Kaffka to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1932, 033-0041

Sender: Kaffka, Mrs Edéné [née Mártha, maiden name unknown]

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

Mártha Kaffka thanks de László profusely for agreeing to paint her grandson, Ede Virág-Ébner (see related item DLA033-0039).
Letter from Mártha Kaffka to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1932, 033-0045

Sender: Kaffka, Mrs Edéné [née Mártha, maiden name unknown]

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
03/08/1932
Sitting and payment arrangements for the portrait de László has agreed to paint of Mártha Kaffka's grandson, Ede Virág-Ébner.
Letter from Baron Félix de Gerliczy-Burián to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1933, 034-0005

Sender: Gerliczy-Burián, Baron Félix de (1885 - 1954)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
08/03/1921
Gerliczy thanks de László for sending him a copy of the court's decision (likely a reference to the Naturalisation Revocation Committee, see fn 1 in translation doc). Arrangements to travel to London with his wife for the completion of their portraits [4584][4585][4588]; has ordered frames.
Letter from Baron Félix de Gerliczy-Burián to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1933, 034-0006

Sender: Gerliczy-Burián, Baron Félix de (1885 - 1954)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
07/02/1921
Partial letter, continues as DLA034-0007. Arrangements for sittings for Gerliczy and his wife's portraits [4584][4585][4588]. Gerliczy wants two individual portraits, knee-length, the same size as existing family portraits. Asks whether he should bring his Hungarian attire and decorations to London.
Letter from Baron Félix de Gerliczy-Burián to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1933, 034-0007

Sender: Gerliczy-Burián, Baron Félix de (1885 - 1954)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
07/02/1921
Partial letter, continues from DLA034-0006. Gerliczy asks whether he should buy frames for the portraits [4585][4588] in Paris or London. References de László’s new house and studio.
Letter from Baron Félix de Gerliczy-Burián to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1933, 034-0011

Sender: Gerliczy-Burián, Baron Félix de (1885 - 1954)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
21/11/1920
Arrangements for painting the portraits of Gerliczy and his wife [4584][4585][4588].
Letter from Baron Félix de Gerliczy-Burián to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1933, 034-0012

Sender: Gerliczy-Burián, Baron Félix de (1885 - 1954)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
31/12/1920
Arrangements for painting the portraits of Gerliczy and his wife [4584][4585][4588]. Gerliczy will bring two díszmagyar costumes; asks whether he should try to find frames in Paris. References de László’s plans to move to a new home.
Letter from Mihály Ilk, Secretary and Bursar of the Nemzeti Casino, to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1933, 034-0048

Sender: Ilk, Mihály

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
19/02/1900
Letter from Mihály Ilk concerning a potential commission to paint the portrait of Elisabeth, late Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, for the Nemzeti Casino. Once the Casino's leadership crisis has been resolved, a final decision about the portrait will be made.
Letter from Béla Lukács to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1933, 034-0051

Sender: Lukács, Béla (1847 - 1901)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/04/1900
Béla Lukács, Hungarian Government Commissioner at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, asks for de László's assistance in the hanging of the artist's portraits of Pope Leo XIII [4509] and Cardinal Rampolla [4511], and for his assistance more generally with curating the Hungarian section of the Exposition.
Letter from Baroness Irma Puteani to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1933, 034-0054

Sender: Puteani, Baroness Irma (1870 - 1916)

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

Arrangements for the sittings of Maria Teresa (Archduchess Karl Ludwig of Austria) need to be postponed as the Archduchess is unwell after an illness.
Letter from Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1933, 034-0057

Sender: Kisfaludi Strobl, Zsigmond (1884-1975)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
30/06/1933
Kisfaludi Strobl invites de László to a Hungarian restaurant in London, along with some other Hungarians.
Letter from László Kézdi-Kovács to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1933, 034-0058

Sender: Kézdi-Kovács, László (1864 - 1942)

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

Kézdi-Kovács refers to a project to recover Mihály Munkácsy's paintings, which, since the death of Jenõ Rákosi, has been unsuccessful. De László and Dr. Abosi/Abosy, an art historian, were involved. Abosi travelled to the US to try and retrieve the paintings with the help of a guarantee issued by de László.
Letter from Ede Balló to de László, with a note appended by Margit Balló, Hungarian & German Letters 1933, 034-0059

Sender: Balló, Ede (1859 - 1936),Balló, Mrs Ede [née Margit Vámossy]

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
28/05/1933
Travel and holiday experiences. Műcsarnok exhibition reflects the poor state of Hungarian art. References Lady Chilston’s efforts to support young artists and de László's donation of a painting to the cause, exhibited at the Nemzeti Szalon. Margit Balló thanks de László for sending a reproduction and a pamphlet he wrote on the relationship between painter and sitter.
Letter from Ede Balló to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1933, 034-0060

Sender: Balló, Ede (1859 - 1936)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
08/03/1933
Balló mentions de László’s forthcoming holiday in Sicily. These are difficult times in Hungary, both economically and culturally. Reference to Bálint Hóman's plans for the Műcsarnok’s spring exhibition. Thanks de László for a donation he made to the College of Fine Arts.
Letter from Róbert Wellmann to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1933, 034-0063

Sender: Wellmann, Róbert (1866 - 1946)

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

Wellmann, a Hungarian painter visiting London, wishes to call on de László.