
Lot 16
MARCONI, GUGLIELMO. 1874-1937. Photograph Signed ("Guglielmo Marconi"),
3 – 4 November 2021, 13:00 PDT
Los AngelesUS$600 - US$800
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MARCONI, GUGLIELMO. 1874-1937.
Photograph Signed ("Guglielmo Marconi"), 145 x 97 mm gelatin silver print laid down to a quarto sheet, London, July 2, 1926, inscribed on lower margin of mount "Al Maestro Vincenzo Bellezza — Ammirando la sua Maestria — nel saper mantenere sempre alto all'estero il gran nome dell'Arte Musicale Italiana," with photographer's imprint (Foulsham & Banfield, Ltd, London), slightly soiled, matted, under protective rigid plastic.
Vincenzo Bellezza (1888-1964) was an Italian conductor who performed through Europe, South America, and at New York's Metropolitan Opera from 1926 to 1935. The inscription praises Bellezza for upholding the reputation of Italian music in the world at large, a reference to the beginning of his tenure at the Met.
Vincenzo Bellezza (1888-1964) was an Italian conductor who performed through Europe, South America, and at New York's Metropolitan Opera from 1926 to 1935. The inscription praises Bellezza for upholding the reputation of Italian music in the world at large, a reference to the beginning of his tenure at the Met.