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Jacques Lipchitz, recipient: Pierre-Olivier Dubaut

Letter from Jacques Lipchitz to Pierre Dubaut

4 September 1961

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Created by
Jacques Lipchitz 1891–1973
Recipient
Pierre-Olivier Dubaut 1886 – 1968
Date
4 September 1961
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Created by
Jacques Lipchitz 1891–1973
Recipient
Pierre-Olivier Dubaut 1886 – 1968
Title
Letter from Jacques Lipchitz to Pierre Dubaut
Date
4 September 1961
Format
Document - correspondence
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to Tate Archive by Rubin Lipchitz, March 1989; the cataloguing and selective digitisation of this archive collection was supported by Mr Timm Bergold, 2023
Reference
TGA 897/1/1/142/94

Description

Full text in translation:

'Dear Friend,
I was really pleased to receive your letter and to hear that you are working a little bit and that everything is well for you. It's the same for us with the only difference being that with my wife and daughter we are preparing ourselves for an extraordinary trip to Israel. You can imagine how preoccupied I feel about this travel already, what will I be able to take from this journey that is already surprising me? Unfortunately, I won't be able to stay very long because of Lolya [Lipchitz] going to school and my work. I can't even stop by Paris!
It's been so long since I've received any news from you, so I have to say that as much as this letter pleases me it also surprises me. Not a word about what I said on my last letter concerning Mathey's book, why is that? Do you agree with me or if not, why aren?t you challenging me? After all I've made some serious assumptions. I maintain my feeling with vigor, even after in-depth studying of the book's content. It's a very serious matter in my opinion and I'm sure that the poor Mathey is a victim of an agile plot. Which is extremely sad. In any case stay away from it, that's my advice anyway.
Remind me of memories from your family and send my sincere salutations to Mrs. R. and believe in my loyal friendship.
Lipchitz'

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  • Personal and professional papers of Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897 (451)
    • Correspondence TGA 897/1 (212)
      • Correspondence to and from Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897/1/1 (183)
        • Correspondence between Pierre Dubaut and Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897/1/1/142 (40)
          • Letter from Jacques Lipchitz to Pierre Dubaut TGA 897/1/1/142/94
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