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Strauss, Richard
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1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Strauss, Richard
- Autograph letter signed ("Pauline u. Dr Richard Strauss"), to Eugen Antosch, concerning their domestic arrangements
- paper
requesting his urgent assistance in finding a lady's maid for his wife, explaining in some detail his difficulties in obtaining a suitable replacement for the faithful Anna who died of cancer in November 1944, stating that what he is looking for is a good, faithful, honest, hard-working, decent creature, and that his wife has written down her requirements in an accompanying note [not included here], asking him to negotiate the salary himself, observing that he must be very sparing with Swiss francs since his foreign earnings are still frozen or have been confiscated, thanking him profusely and exclaiming that dear Austria is their last hope
...Jedenfalls erbitte ich auch darüber Ihre Vorschläge, da ich wie Sie sich denken können mit Schweizer Francs sehr sparsam umgehen muss, da mein Einnahmen aus dem Ausland bis jetzt noch immer gesperrt bez. beschlagnahmt sind...
4 pages, 8vo, printed stationery of the Montreux-Palace hotel, stamps of the Austrian censor ("Österreichische Zensurstelle"), Montreux, 6 May 1948, light creasing along folds, tiny tear to outer margin of second leaf
...Jedenfalls erbitte ich auch darüber Ihre Vorschläge, da ich wie Sie sich denken können mit Schweizer Francs sehr sparsam umgehen muss, da mein Einnahmen aus dem Ausland bis jetzt noch immer gesperrt bez. beschlagnahmt sind...
4 pages, 8vo, printed stationery of the Montreux-Palace hotel, stamps of the Austrian censor ("Österreichische Zensurstelle"), Montreux, 6 May 1948, light creasing along folds, tiny tear to outer margin of second leaf
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The years immediately following the war were difficult for Strauss, as this letter makes clear. Not only did the composer have to undergo a process of denazification, he was also unable to receive foreign earnings from his compositions.