Vence

Autograph letter dated and signed by Raoul Dufy, 34 lines in blue ink, from his property at Villa Beethoven in Vence.
Creases inherent to postal delivery. Envelope included. Date and sender indications in Laboureur's hand in red and blue pencils on the envelope.
The painter will not be able to attend the P.G.I. meeting (independent painters and engravers) and will miss his friend Jean-Emile Laboureur: "J'ai quitté Paris pour un moment. J'aurais bien aimé aussi vous revoir." (I have left Paris for a moment. I would have very much liked to see you again as well.)
Moreover, he envisions his future only in painting: "Pour moi personnellement je crois...

First edition, one of 500 copies of this catalogue for the exhibition Les invendables [The Unsellables], featuring 40 drawings and paintings at the Galerie Alphonse Chave.

Illustrated with 5 full-page black lithographs and 6 tipped-in colour plates.

In his characteristically provocative style, Man Ray opens with a preface mocking collectors' tendency to purchase names on canvas rather than the artworks themselves. Among the pieces selected for this book are several examples from his series of automatic paintings called "Peintures naturelles " (including the cover) created without the use of a brush. Among the other artworks one can find subtle allusions to...

first edition printed in 1000 numbered copies, ours unjustified, this exhibition pamphlet being held in the Gallery Alphonse Chave in Vence from 18 June to 19 August 1988.
Text by Alain Jouffroy.
Signed autograph Fred Two to Pierre Samuel: "... this crossing that all we have to do and I'm happy to have finally crossed, my friendship with him and that the small print ...."
insolated slightly flat feet, otherwise nice copy.