Vanessa Bell, recipient: Duncan Grant

Letter from Vanessa Bell to Duncan Grant

[27 April 1923]

Duncan Grant, ‘Page 1’ [27 April 1923] — © The estate of Vanessa Bell courtesy of Henrietta Garnett

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Created by: Vanessa Bell 1879–1961
Recipient: Duncan Grant 1885–1978
Title: Letter from Vanessa Bell to Duncan Grant
Date: [27 April 1923]
Description: Letter from Vanessa Bell, Monk's House, Rodmell, East Sussex, to Duncan Grant, originally enclosing a drawing by Angelica Bell. She describes her return from London, her admiration for her son Julian, her painting a still life, and her 'lazy' lifestyle. She speculates about Grant's love life, and wonders whether John Maynard Keynes is going to buy their houses in Fitzroy Square, London. Also mentions Quentin Bell, Frank Dobson, Roger Fry, Grace Germany, and Alfred Tennyson.
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented to Tate Archive by Henrietta Garnett, May 2007.
Reference: TGA 20078/1/44/115

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