Cards that Eusebio Sempere sent to his family from Paris or Barcelona, Postcards from Valencian friends I congratulate him on his sainthood and birth certificate Some of the Onil artists personal belongings part of the master of kinetic art last donation It was built for the Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art (MACA).
The set was donated by Onil’s neighbor Encarnacion Mateomaintaining its total for decades 55 documents belonging to Sempere This donation, which the Alicante City Council approved this Tuesday at the Local Administrative Board to form part of the MACA collection, has now been formalized as a donation. Contents value 3,000 euros Once approved by the Local Board, the donation was publicly and officially acknowledged.
The donated fund consists of: 55 letters, postcards, photographs and other documents belonging to the artist Onil, such as family and artistic writings, credit application from the then Caja del Sureste, whose birth certificate was issued in 1958 and church certificate from Onil town about their moral behavior.
some examples
This newspaper was able to see a small sample of the documents; A card written by “friends from Valencia”Signed by Matilde (may be painter Matilde Salvador), Chimet, Javier and Vicent.l March 5, 1957 (St. Eusebio) and says: “Because you are a very good friend and we remember you very muchor we want to congratulate you on your saint’s day.”
in another Postcards that Sempere sent to his family When the artist returned to Paris in 1950, he wrote: reverse A clear view of the Place de la Concorde: “Dear parents and siblings: “A few days ago you received a letter from me. Now I’m writing you a card to get information about me. I am very good. Millions of kisses. Eusebio”. “Embracing” them on the Paseo de Colón in Barcelona in 1952, he warns them: “I will leave after a while.”
Next exhibition
Some of these works will soon be exhibited at MACA in one of two exhibitions that the museum plans to open simultaneously in March to close the centennial events of the birth of the Year of Sempere. all this documents not publishedso what to see First time at MACAwhich preserves the artist’s collection.
Cultural Council Member, Nayma Beldjilali, He pointed out: “They are very interesting and intriguing, from letters Sempere wrote to his father while in Paris to postcards and photographs, a manuscript on artwork and even bank certificates this came enrich MACA collection and this helper understand better the artist’s first period”.
Moreover, he thanked Encarnacion Mateo “It is your gesture to donate so that all Alicante residents can enjoy this collection added to the MACA archive.”
Source: Informacion
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