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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 Anne Jones to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0278

Sender: Jones, Anne M.

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

Anne Jones apologises for a misprint that appeared in an advertisement.
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, 019-0280

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

Recipient: Cordano, Colonel Alessandro
19/01/1933
De László explains that the portrait of Princess Irene of Greece [7825] was an express commission from 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, 019-0281

Sender: Cordano, Colonel Alessandro

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),Forkum, Mrs [née Eileen Abernethy]
12/01/1933
Receipt of de László's cheque settling Humbert's transportation charges. Princess Helen regrets she cannot purchase the portrait of Princess Irene of Greece [7825].
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 de László to Walter Evans Edge, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0286

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

Recipient: Edge, Walter Evans (1873-1956)
17/05/1930
Concerning the President of the US' acknowledgement of the photograph de László sent of his portrait of Maréchal Lyautey. (Item was previously archived with DLA019-0076).
Letter from Robert Morley to de László, Personal Letters, 020-0008

Sender: Morley, Robert (1857-1941)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
25/06/1933
Morley praises de László’s exhibition (Knoedler, 1933), highlighting several portraits for their excellence, particularly those of Maude Royden [6809], Viscount Byng [3666], and Countess László Széchényi [4238]. Cautions against overwork, referencing Frank Holl's fate. Expresses frustration with contemporary art criticism and the state of the art world, and touches on the financial struggles of artists and dealers.
Letter from de László to Dr László Siklóssy, Personal Letters, 020-0022

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

Recipient: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)
25/09/1935
De László is pleased his sketch of Siklóssy [111404] was well received. Discusses the restoration and exhibition of his portraits of Wekerle [possibly 111100] and Horthy [110886]. Mentions a new commission to paint Elemér Preszly. Expresses continued desire to paint Légrády and Herczeg's portraits. Shares autobiographical notes for a proposed Hungarian edition of "Painting a Portrait", recounting early artistic ambitions and career milestones. Asks for help locating a picture [6316] he donated to charity and which remains unaccounted for.
Letter from Alfred Lys Baldry to Lucy de László, Personal Letters, 020-0045

Sender: Baldry, Alfred Lys (1858 - 1939)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
30/11/1925
Baldry shares personal and family news, comments on de László’s work and health in Boston, reflects on the challenges of portrait painting, notes current exhibitions and his anticipation of the Sargent show, and mentions plans for his own exhibition.
Letter from Lady Katherine Petty-Fitzmaurice to de László, Personal Letters, 020-0177

Sender: Mersey, Katherine Bigham, Lady Nairne, Viscountess [née Lady Katherine Evelyn Constance Petty-Fitzmaurice]; wife of 3rd Viscount (1912 - 1995)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
27/06/1933
Lady Katherine Petty-Fitzmaurice thanks de László for offering a sketch portrait as a wedding gift, and arranges a sitting for herself rather than her mother, as her parents requested.
Letter from de László to Mrs Elaine Hunter, Personal Letters, 020-0239

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

Recipient: Hunter, Mrs Robert L. [née Hon. Elaine Augusta Guest; other married name Mrs Ernest A. Villiers]
05/11/1933
De László suggests a date to view Lord Carson’s finished portrait [3975] in his studio; he also plans to show it to Lord Findlay and Holman Gregory on the same day.