Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell

Letter from D.G. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell

[29 December 1925]

Charleston Trust (Lewes, UK), ‘Page 1’ [29 December 1925] — © The estate of Duncan Grant

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Created by: Duncan Grant 1885–1978
Recipient: Vanessa Bell 1879–1961
Title: Letter from D.G. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell
Date: [29 December 1925]
Description: Addressed from 37 Gordon Square. Addressed to Vanessa Bell, Charleston, Firle near Lewes, Sussex. The letter provides a summary of the correspondence he received on his arrival back to London. The letter mentions the London Group, 'Bunny' [David Garnett], [Roger] Fry, [Frederick] Porter and an imminent trip to Huntingdonshire. Includes original envelope.
Format: Document - correspondence
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Purchased at Sotheby's Sale, 21st -22nd July 1980 [Lot numbers 201,204,208,211,223,224,227,228,229,233,239,245,250,261,262,266]. The letters were gathered from different rooms at Charleston Farmhouse (including the attics), by Quentin Bell, son of Vanessa and Clive Bell. They were lodged in the Library of King's College, Cambridge and then transferred to Sotheby 's in 1980 for the auction.
Reference: TGA 8010/5/1370

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Correspondence and other papers relating to Roger Fry, Vanessa Bell, Clive Bell, Duncan Grant and others TGA 8010 (681)

Letters to Vanessa Bell TGA 8010/5 (681)

Letter from D.G. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell TGA 8010/5/1370

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