Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell

Letter from D. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell

[c.22 April 1935]

Charleston Trust (Lewes, UK), ‘Page 1’ [c.22 April 1935] — © The estate of Duncan Grant

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Created by: Duncan Grant 1885–1978
Recipient: Vanessa Bell 1879–1961
Title: Letter from D. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell
Date: [c.22 April 1935]
Description: Addressed from 8 Fitzroy Street. Addressed to Vanessa Bell, c/o Cooks, Via Vittorio, Vento, Rome, Italy. The letter concerns his trip to visit 'Bunny' [David Garnett] and mentions he began a portrait of him. 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 8010/5/1667

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