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Jean-Émile
Laboureur, [French Painter, 1877-1947]. 2 page A.L.S., June 3rd, 1924. n.p. [Paris]. A very fine letter to an unnamed art dealer detailing titles & prices for 11 prints offered on consignment until July 15th, 1924, with good content: " Your customer is practically correct. The print "Love in the Woods" is prepared not by a dry point but by a very light etching, as was nearly always the custom in France since the 18th century. It is the case with about one quarter of my engravings. It depends on the subject matter and of the treatment" Signed & dated, J. E.
Laboureur. $875
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| "Founder in 1923 of the Société des Peintres Graveurs Indépendants, friend to avant-garde poet Guillaume Apollinaire and painter Marie Laurencin, the artist Jean-Émile Laboureur found inspiration in sources ranging from Hellenistic vase painting to Nabis artists such as Bonnard, Vuillard and Vallotton. Laboureur was born in Nantes, France in 1877. He arrived in Paris in 1895 to study at the Faculty of Law. Quickly dissatisfied in that pursuit, he began to frequent the Academie Julian, a prestigious Parisian art academy. Laboureur was soon introduced to the eminent wood engraver Auguste Lepère, and decided to devote himself to the study of printmaking. While Lepère imparted technical expertise, artists like Toulouse-Lautrec, with whom Laboureur became acquainted in 1896, encouraged his sense of humor and irony, bringing a cosmopolitan flair to his work. Between 1899 and 1910, Laboureur traveled extensively. He cultivated a broad historical knowledge of engraving in Germany and Italy. In Greece, he was greatly inspired by the elegance of Classical vase painting. He returned to Paris in 1910, as Picasso and Braque were ushering in Cubism. Building on this analytical, geometric style with the knowledge and inspiration acquired during his travels, Laboureur developed a decorative style distinctly his own. By the end of World War I, Laboureur had gained a new audience with his success in book design and illustration. His service in the war had led him to experiment with engraving on metal, which required neither the acid baths of etching nor the bulky equipment of wood engraving. Gradually his style became more fluid, moving away from the rigid properties of Cubism. Displaying what contemporary poet and friend Max Jacob described as "chic" and "grand classical elegance," Laboureur was widely collected by Americans as well as Europeans." - IFPDA.
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Salmon
credits MacOrlan for the discovery of Marcel Vertè
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Salmon, Andre. [1881-1969]. French poet, art critic & writer. He was one of the defenders of cubism, with Apollinaire and Maurice Raynal; an authentic member of the 'Avant-Garde'. In 1904, lived in Bateau-Lavoir with Picasso, Max Jacob and Apollinaire. In 1964 he was awarded the Grand Prix for poetry by the French Academy.
Autographed Manuscript Signed. N.p., n.d.. 4to, full page in green fountain pen on pad paper stock. Several corrections. Lovely content - the entire text in French about the artist & illustrator, Marcel Vertès. [Wasn't it Pierre MacOrlan who discovered Vertès?] "N'est-est pas Pierre Macorlan qui découvrit Vertès?... Acte de foi ou placement de père de famille? Altruism ou traite des noirs? Freveur de l'esprit? Simplicite du coeur?... Que sais-je! Comme disait l'autre, le grand autre... Mais si Vertès ne se peut abondonner, non sans fièvre, qu'a l'exceptionnel du plus aigu modernisme, ce sera donc que, venu de loin, excepté de la petite peur des façon del la vielle pour être entré en bolide dans le present, l'etranger sensible se voit attribuer la mission de renouer les fils de tradition". A beautiful 'Hommage' to Budapest born Vertès [1895 - 1961], an outstanding 20th century painter, printmaker & illustrator, who moved to Paris during the First World War. Living and working in the famous Latin Quarter, Vertes quickly established himself as one of the most important artists of the Paris scene, thus continuing in the footsteps of Boutet, Forain, Toulouse-Lautrec & others. The art of Marcel Vertes was at its peak during the vibrant & somewhat wild decade of the 1920’s. Concentrating upon scenes of Paris street life, portrayals of women & depictions of circus & cabaret acts, Vertès left a legacy of original lithographs & drawings that superbly capture the spirit of 1920’s Paris. Vertes would be also be noted for his stunning line of Schiaparelli perfume advertisements.
$1975
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Matisse, Henri. [1869-1954]. 1page A.L.S. n.p., 11 03 09. 8vo. Elegantly Framed & Glazed with carefully coordinated quad matting. A curious letter about housekeeping at his villa & studio - a private matter boldly signed. A very handsome presentation. Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour & his fluid, brilliant & original draughtsmanship. As a
printmaker, & sculptor, but principally as a painter, Matisse is one of the best-known artists of the 20th century. Although he was initially labeled as a Fauve (wild beast), by the 1920s, he was increasingly hailed as an upholder of the classical tradition in French painting.[1] His mastery of the expressive language of colour & drawing, displayed in a body of work spanning over a half-century, won him recognition as a leading figure in modern art.
$6750
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Bonnard,
Pierre
. A.L.S. March 21st 1892. A.L.S. [
Paris
], 8vo., 4pp. A lovely letter to his father. After a brief discussion
about banking, Bonnard tells him about L’Exposition des Independants
and of the favourable review in “
Paris
”. Neat letter with family news ending sweetly with “I kiss you
tenderly” $4500
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Calder,
Alexander. APS to George Hugnet Dimanche le 17 Avril About “cette
OBJECTIONABLE Exposition” Signed Calder. Very Nice.
$1950
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Miro, Joan. A.L.S.
2 pages to writer & publisher Georges Hugnet, March 25th ,
1940. Great content with Original holograph mailing envelope. He has
received the copper plates and has started to engrave…. $5500
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Miro, Joan. A.L.S.
2 pages. To Matarasso. [Matarasso Gallery] Palma de Mallorca, 9 juillet
1951. [Miro returns from the states after installing a mural at Harvard.]
Trans: “ The atelier is already set-up and I will work very very hard
this winter” Boldly signed. $4750
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Dufy, Raoul. A.L.S.
to Bignon.
Montpellier
, n.d. 2 pages. He is sending his wife with 40 watercolours of a group
which he qualifies as “beautiful and new”
$6500
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Dufy, Raoul, A.L.S.
1 page, n.p. n.d.,Mardi.
Cher
Ami. Trans: Give my regards to Picasso “ toutes mon amities” I hope to
see him again soon…Nice content - Paul Valery "notre grand
poete". $5500
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Pissarro, Camille,
29 Juillet ’94. Hotel de Bruges. 3 pages , To his wife Julie - Ma cher
Julie. A very densely written and chatty letter as was his custom.
Mentions Mirbeau, Rousseau. Signed C. Pissarro - $8500 SOLD
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Delacroix,
Eugene
. Ce 27 feb. 1 page A.L.S. needs trans. $1500
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Signac, Paul. A.L.S. n.d. on HOTEL CAFÉ G. DENIZOT letterhead,
Auxerre, Yonne [
North Burgundy
]. Mon cher
Griffin
. 2 pages signed P Signac. A chatty letter mostly about a trip by motor
car [very early]& the glorious country surroundings – a painterly
description. $3500
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A collection of
letters: 2 from Yves Tanguy [1952] with 3 from Kay Sage Tanguy, [dated
1958-61] Good content. Detail upon request.
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