Zygmunt Sarnecki (1837–1922), writer, editor, theater director. Letter to Leopold Méyet (1850–1912), writer, collector, patron of the arts, Kraków, January 12, 1891
22.5 x 14.5 cm;
Polish. Sarnecki’s handwritten text with his autograph. A letter from a writer well-known in his time, author of short stories and novels, editor of the magazines “Świat” and “Echo” in Warsaw, and a friend of many writers, including C.K. Norwid and E. Orzeszkowa. He founded a theater in Lublin and ran theaters in Poznań and Kraków. In Kraków, he ran the “Ars” art salon, where he promoted Wyspiański and Malczewski. In a letter addressed to Leopold Méyet, a Warsaw lawyer and philanthropist and a friend of M. Konopnicka, he informs him of the completion of a novella, which he is sending, and asks for a review. L. Méyet’s letters to Z. Sarnecki have been published. Méyet’s art collection was transferred to the National Museum, but the manuscripts he wrote were destroyed by fire in a private apartment during the uprising. This one survived.
Condition: Repaired with a strip of tape on the reverse. In good condition.
22.5 x 14.5 cm;
Polish. Sarnecki’s handwritten text with his autograph. A letter from a writer well-known in his time, author of short stories and novels, editor of the magazines “Świat” and “Echo” in Warsaw, and a friend of many writers, including C.K. Norwid and E. Orzeszkowa. He founded a theater in Lublin and ran theaters in Poznań and Kraków. In Kraków, he ran the “Ars” art salon, where he promoted Wyspiański and Malczewski. In a letter addressed to Leopold Méyet, a Warsaw lawyer and philanthropist and a friend of M. Konopnicka, he informs him of the completion of a novella, which he is sending, and asks for a review. L. Méyet’s letters to Z. Sarnecki have been published. Méyet’s art collection was transferred to the National Museum, but the manuscripts he wrote were destroyed by fire in a private apartment during the uprising. This one survived.
Condition: Repaired with a strip of tape on the reverse. In good condition.
