Autograph Letter by Piero Dorazio and Photo

An Autograph Letter Signed by Piero Dorazio (Rome, 1927 – Perugia, 2005) accompanies a beautiful color photographic portrait (cm 11 x 14) of the Italian artist in front of his great abstract and colorful artwork.This lot, in perfect condition, is mounted under passepartout, plexiglass, and gilded frame (cm 40.5 x 2 x 54.5).

This precious and unique piece, the Autograph Letter is addressed to the Countess A.L. Pecci-Blunt. On Letterhead “Piero Dorazio 16 Piazza Armellini – Roma”. Rome, 27th March 1956. One page, single-sided. Cm 28.5 x 22.5. In 4°. In Italian. Excellent conditions.

The Italian artist that helped to spread Abstract Art and to rediscover Futurism in Italy, Piero Dorazio, at the suggestion of Enrico Prampolini, writes this letter to the Countess and the patron of arts, Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. Concerning a possible Sale of artworks, this manuscript precedes a catalogue of artworks to be submitted to the attention of the artists' friend.

Absolutely to collect!

Background:

For Dorazio, the early 1950s were a period of intense work and affirmations. Together with Guerrini and Perilli, he organized the “Age d’Or” in Rome and Florence, which was a cooperative among artists for the diffusion of international avant-garde art and prints. During that period, Dorazio began a series of white paintings and tridimensional research on lines and dots. He participated in the Triennial in Milan with a large show of murals. In 1953, he moved to the United States, where he followed new teachers like De Kooning, Rothko, Pollock, and Newman. In 1958, he developed a method to represent space through the vibrations of light by using a transparent grid made up of overlapping chromatic structures.  In 1960, Dorazio became Head of the Department of Painting, Sculpture and Graphics at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Pennsylvania.

Piero Dorazio (Rome, 1927 – Perugia, 2005) has dedicated his life to the research of Italian abstractionism.

In 1947, he drew the manifesto of "Formalism-Form 1" together with prominent fellow artists like Accardi, Attardi, Consagra, Sanfilippo, and Turcato.  With “Form 1”, he opposed Socialist Realism and defended abstract art by claiming that “Experimentation is experience on the form.” In 1948 in Rome, he organized the first National Abstract Art Exhibition and, in 1951, he also organized an exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art.

Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci- Blunt (Rome, 1885 - Marlia, 1971)  

Best-known as "Mimì" Pecci-Blunt, the Italian noblewoman was an art collector, patron and nephew of Pope Leo XIII. Extremely volcanic, she was very active in the cultural field, opening numerous lounges, galleries and theaters. In 1919 she married Cecil Blumenthal, later changed to Blunt, a wealthy Jewish banker from New York, heir to an important collection of 19th-century French painting. His Parisian and Roman salons was attended by artists and intellectuals of the caliber of Salvador Dalì, Paul Valery, Poulenc, Paul Claudel, and Aldo Palazzeschi and many more personalities!