PICABIA FRANCIS: (1879-1953)

PICABIA FRANCIS: (1879-1953) French avant-garde painter associated with Cubism. A.L.S., Francis, one page, small 4to, Rue Danielle Casanova (Paris), n.d. ( 'Vendredi?'), to 'Ma petite Meraud', in French. Picabia sends his apologies and writes 'il m'est impossible de quitter Paris en ce moment: expositions questions d'argent enfin tout s'est mis contre mon projet d'aller te retrouver a Aix; ce qui m'aurait fait tellement plaisir - Olga le regrette bien aussi - penses tu aller a Paris? Moi comme toi j'ai une petite chambre pour te recevoir, tu devrais venir, cela me ferait si plaisir' (Translation: 'It is impossible for me to leave Paris at the moment: exhibitions, money, in short, everything is against my plan to go and see you in Aix, which would have given me such pleasure - Olga regrets it too - are you thinking of going to Paris? Like you, I have a small room to welcome you, you should come, it would give me such pleasure'). Very slightly irregulalrly torn to the upper edge and with a few creases to the lower left corner. otherwise VG