Duncan Grant, recipient: Vanessa Bell

Letter from D. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell

12 April 1936

Charleston Trust (Lewes, UK), ‘Page 1’ 12 April 1936 — © 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: 12 April 1936
Description: Addressed from Hotel Lion D'Or, Antonia Diaz, 39, Seville [Spain]. Addressed to Vanessa Bell, Charleston, Firle near Lewes, Sussex. The letter provides an update of his time in Spain and mentions he is going to see a bull fight in the Plaza de Toros [de la Real Maestranza] in Seville. 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 8010/5/1720

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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. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell TGA 8010/5/1720

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