Maurice Ravel, Maurice Ravel Autograph Letter Signed (1922)

Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel Autograph Letter Signed (1922)

France

Ravel invites musical patron Winnaretta Singer, Princesse Edmond de Polignac (1865-1943), and Lord Berners, Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners (1883-1950), to visit him at Le Belvedere, his recently acquired home at Montfort-l'Amaury, providing directions and humorously mentioning the anticipated installation of central heating. Singer, daughter of sewing-machine magnate Isaac Merritt Singer, was an influential musical patron whose Paris salon attracted leading artists, writers, and musicians. Ravel frequented her salon from his student years and dedicated his Pavane pour une infante defunte (1899) to her.

RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937), composer. Autograph letter signed ("Maurice Ravel"), to [Winnaretta Singer]. [Le Belvedere, Montfort-l'Amaury, France], 29 November 1922.4 pages on a bifolium, 8vo (178 x 267 mm sight), on Ravel's navy-printed cream stationery with embossed letterhead, light overall toning, vertical crease from folding, slight fading to ink, not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Collection of Michael Tilson Thomas

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Condition
Condition report is included in the description of this lot. Framed behind glass measuring 11.5 x 14.5 inches.