DLA019-0268  Transcription

15, GEORGE STREET,

HANOVER SQUARE, W.1.

30th November 1932.

P.A. Laszlo de Lombos, Esq., M.V.O.,

3 Fitzjohn Avenue,

N.W.3.

Dear Mr.de Laszlo,

I hope you may remember me in connection with my visit to you a few years ago with reference to a portrait of the King of Siam.

My reason for writing you now is to tell you that a fortnight ago I was in Budapest on business. During my stay I visited a picture gallery where I saw many paintings by Gynla Rudnay^[1] – who is I understand a Hungarian – which impressed me so very favourably that I suggested to the proprietor of the gallery that it might be an excellent plan to send a collection of this artist’s works to be exhibited in London some time next Spring. The proprietor happened to tell me that you admired this man’s work, and, encouraged by this, I thought it would be invaluable to the success of such an exhibition to have your support. Therefore I venture to hope that you will allow me to call upon you Wednesday or Thursday next week at any time convenient to you, to discuss the question.^[2]

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I have just received from Budapest a few photographs of paintings by Rudnay, which of course I will bring to show you.

Yours sincerely,

Henry Dixon.

SMDL

22/07/2018