Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell

Letter from B. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell

[22 January 1927]

Charleston Trust (Lewes, UK), ‘Page 1’ [22 January 1927] — © The estate of Duncan Grant

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Created by: Duncan Grant 1885–1978
Recipient: Vanessa Bell 1879–1961
Title: Letter from B. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell
Date: [22 January 1927]
Description: Addressed from Cassis [France]. Addressed to Vanessa Bell, Hotel de Londres, 3 rue Bonaparte, Paris, France. The letter concerns advice on how to get to France to meet Grant and Angus [Davidson] and discusses Grant's health. The reverse of the envelope is inscribed 'They leave you very little time at Cassis to get out, so have your luggage ready.'
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 8010/5/1402

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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 B. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell TGA 8010/5/1402

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