DLA024-0168 Transcription
VALLIÈRE
MORTEFONTAINE
(Oise)
21. 10. [19]36
Dear Friend,
I was glad to receive your letter of Hawley Place.[1]
I am afraid you had a hard wind in Brighton the last days, as I read in the papers there were rather heavy gales in the North Sea.
I understand that you are anxiously waiting to paint again – but better not begin too soon – and surely the doctor won’t allow you more than one sitting a day.
I received “Apollo”, very well printed – I have [read?] the lecture already in the booklet you gave me.
You [surely?] will meet M. Bouvier[2] with pleasure – a perfect gentleman and a great knowledge of painting and works of art.
We are here till the beginning of November – but I go often to Paris, where I have a lot to do in the lab. and in the factory.
Remember me to Mrs. de Laszlo,[3] and believe me | Always yours
Gramont
Received an enthusiastic letter from Comtesse de Mun,[4] written in [illegible] – she had seen some very good pictures of yours – The Pope.
My son [Henri?] went to Italy, before leaving for N. York and Mexico, saw your portrait in Florence [9724].
Editorial Note:
Antoine XII-Armand, 12th duc de Gramont; styled duc de Guiche (1879–1962), scientist, entrepreneur and close friend of de László; for biographical notes, see [11801].
StdeL
18/09/2024
[1] DLA024-0167, letter from de László to the duc de Gramont, 7 October 1936
[2] Charles Bouvier
[3] Mrs Philip de László, née Lucy Madeleine Guinness (1870–1950) [11474], the artist’s wife
[4] Comtesse Marguerite Marie de Mun, married name madame Jacques Patrick Hennessy (1877–1970) [110993]