Bidspirit auction | WAGNER COSIMA: (1837-1930)

WAGNER COSIMA: (1837-1930) - WAGNER COSIMA: (1837-1930) born Francesca Cosima Liszt. Illegitimate daughter of Liszt. Second wife of Richard Wagner, and with him founder of the Bayreuth Festival. Cosima was the principal inspiration for Wagner´s later works, particularly Parsifal (1882). After Richard Wagner´s death, she devoted the rest of her life to the promotion of his music. A.L.S., ` C. W. ´, with her initials, one page, 8vo card, n.p., ` Saturday´, n.d., in German. Cosima Wagner states in part `... ich glaube ich muss heute zu Hause bleiben, des Wetter ist gar schlecht, und mein Mann wurde mich ungern ausgehen sehen! Tausend Grüsse aber, Und auf Balde, denn So kann es wohl nicht bleiben! ´ (Translation: ”... I think I'll have to stay home today; the weather's really bad, and my husband wouldn't want me to go out! A thousand greetings, though, and see you soon, because things can't stay like this!”) Accompanied by two postcards of Cosima Wagner, unsigned. G