Wittgenstein to Wittgenstein...

LETTERS from the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein to members of his family are rarely seen on the market, but one lot in a Sotheby’s sale of December 9 presented no fewer that 40 letters and postcards addressed to his pianist brother Paul, among them some of the earlier known letters in his hand and, naturally enough, containing much on the subject of music. This lot found a buyer at £42,000.

Paul Wittgenstein lost an arm in WWI but was determined to pursue his career and achieved a virtuosi…

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