Lot n° 244

SOUTINE Chaïm (1893-1943). — L.A.S. «Soutine», Jeudi [vers 1920 ?], à Eugène DESCAVES ; demi-page in-8. — Rare lettre à un de ses tout premiers collectionneurs.

Estimation : 2000 - 2500
Adjudication : Invendu
Description
«À mon grand regret je me vois empêché de venir à diner et vous prie de m'excuser espérant avoir le plaisir de vous revoir. Je suis bien le vôtre»... [Figure singulière parmi les collectionneurs, Eugène DESCAVES (1863-1934) était le frère de l'écrivain Lucien Descaves. Commissaire de Police à Paris, il collectionnait activement, comme son collègue Léon Zamaron, mais se montrait peu généreux financièrement, monnayant même parfois sa protection aux artistes. Il acheta plusieurs toiles à Soutine quand celui-ci débutait, comme la Nature morte à la lampe (1915-1916).]

L.A.S. "Soutine", Thursday [ca. 1920?], to Eugène DESCAVES ; half page in-8. — Rare letter to one of his very first collectors. "To my great regret I am prevented from coming to dinner and ask you to excuse me hoping to have the pleasure of seeing you again. I am indeed yours"... [Eugène DESCAVES (1863-1934) was a singular figure among collectors. He was the brother of the writer Lucien Descaves. Police commissioner in Paris, he was an active collector, like his colleague Léon Zamaron, but was not very generous financially, sometimes even paying for his protection to artists. He bought several paintings from Soutine when the latter was just starting out, such as Still Life with a Lamp (1915-1916)].
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