Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell

Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell

[27 January 1933]

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Duncan Grant 1885–1978
Recipient
Vanessa Bell 1879–1961
Date
[27 January 1933]
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Charleston Trust (Lewes, UK), ‘Page 1’ [27 January 1933]

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Created by
Duncan Grant 1885–1978
Recipient
Vanessa Bell 1879–1961
Title
Letter from Bear [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell
Date
[27 January 1933]
Description
Addressed from 8 Fitzroy Street. Addressed to Vanessa Bell, Charleston, Firle near Lewes, Sussex. The letter concerns general news and mentions a dinner party he attended with Angus [Davidson] and 'Mary'. The letter also discusses George [Bergen] and Roger [Fry]. 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.
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TGA 8010/5/1590
Bloomsbury London Artists’ Association London Group Post-impressionism

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