256 - LÉVY-DHURMER (Lucien) (1865–1953). French painter, pastel artist, sculptor, and ceramicist; a leading figure of Symbolism.

LÉVY-DHURMER (Lucien) (1865–1953). French painter, pastel artist, sculptor, and ceramicist; a leading figure of Symbolism. Autograph letter signed “Lévy-Dhurmer” to Max Frantel. Paris, May 27, 1924. 1 page, in-8 format, on letterhead engraved with his address, 3 bis, rue La Bruyère. Handwritten address and postmarks on the reverse. SHORT LETTER OF THANKS REGARDING SARDOU. Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer warmly thanks his correspondent Max Frantel for his kind intervention regarding Sardou: “Please accept, Sir, the sincere thanks of a man for whom you have just been so kind regarding Sardou. ” He concludes with a friendly closing: “Warm regards from Lévy-Dhurmer.” This letter attests to the painter’s personal and social connections; his work, marked by Symbolism, is particularly distinguished by his portraits, pastels, and dreamlike compositions. The document is written on a sheet of letter paper with serrated edges, bearing a handwritten address on the reverse to Max Frantel at the magazine *Comoedia*, on Boulevard Poissonnière in Paris, and postmarks dated May 27, 1924. In generally fine condition, with a crease from folding and a few slight marks on the reverse.