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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.
Letter from Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein to de László, Personal Letters, 020-0275

Sender: Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein, Count Albert von (1861 - 1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
20/12/1932
Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein thanks de László for the reproductions of the portraits of the Duke and Duchess of York, which he will display in his Vienna residence.
Letter from Robert Morley to de László, Personal Letters, 020-0283

Sender: Morley, Robert (1857-1941)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/12/1932
Morley thanks de László for sending a reproduction of the Archbishop of Canterbury portrait [6161], praising the work and sharing thoughts on the strain of portrait painting. He expresses interest in the Brangwyn Panels and what will become of them, and looks forward to seeing de László's "big picture".
Letter from Sigmund Münz to de László, with an appended note addressed to Lucy, Personal Letters, 020-0298

Sender: Münz, Sigmund (1859 - 1934)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
31/12/1932
Münz thanks de László for a reproduction [6161]. Assumes de László will go to America to paint Roosevelt II. Requests an introduction to Gabriele Preziosi. Unveiling of the artist's portrait of Lord Cecil [4053]. Münz was sorry not to have met Mrs Balfour; will hopefully meet her daughter soon.
Letter from Felix Vályi to de László; letter from Baron Rubido-Zichy to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1932, 033-0015

Sender: Vályi, Doctor Felix,Rubido-Zichy de Zich et Zagorje, Baron Iván (1874 - 1964)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
21/06/1932
Multiple pieces of correspondence including a visit card. 1. Letter from Felix Vályi requesting an appointment. 2. Rubido-Zichy introduces Felix Vályi to de László.
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, 033-0045

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.