Cilea, Francesco. (1866-1950). Autograph Musical Quotation. An enigmatic and picturesque AMQS from the Italian composer known for his operas L'arlesiana and Adriana Lecouvreur. On a postcard showing a painting Selinunte (Sicily) by Swiss painter Hans Beat Wieland, Cilea has penned a brief snippet of two notes and a question mark, signed above the staff in the painted clouds. On the verso, the postcard is addressed to the Argentinian collector Ramona Imaz Otaño. Undated, ca. 1900-1910. Very slightly smudged; overall in fine condition. 5.5 x 3.5 inches (13.9 x 8.9 cm).
Cilea, Francesco. (1866-1950). Autograph Musical Quotation. An enigmatic and picturesque AMQS from the Italian composer known for his operas L'arlesiana and Adriana Lecouvreur. On a postcard showing a painting Selinunte (Sicily) by Swiss painter Hans Beat Wieland, Cilea has penned a brief snippet of two notes and a question mark, signed above the staff in the painted clouds. On the verso, the postcard is addressed to the Argentinian collector Ramona Imaz Otaño. Undated, ca. 1900-1910. Very slightly smudged; overall in fine condition. 5.5 x 3.5 inches (13.9 x 8.9 cm).