ALFONSO MONTELATICI (1880-1948) The difficult letter Painting in pietra dura marquetry depicting an elderly couple in an interior preparing to write a letter. Signed lower right. Based on a composition by the painter Aurelio Zingoni (1853-1922). Height: 46 cm - Width: 66 cm In a giltwood frame. (Very good condition) PROVENANCE - Acquired in 1934 from Il Mosaico di Firenze dei Fratelli Bencini, Florence [invoice dated 19 April 1934] titled "La lettera difficile". - Then by descent to this day.