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856 - Letter from Raoul Dufy Handwritten, signed letter, circa 1924/1925, 1 1/2 pages, 8° format. In this letter, the French painter Raoul Dufy (1877–1953) addresses an art collector or patron named Mendes, who owned works by Dufy. He asks him to make some of these works available to Fred Mayor (1903–1973), as Mayor intends to open a gallery in London, a project in which he is being supported by Walter Taylor (1860–1943). 18.2 cm x 13.7 cm and 27.3 cm.
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Letter from Raoul Dufy Handwritten, signed letter, circa 1924/1925, 1 1/2 pages, 8° format. In this letter, the French painter Raoul Dufy (1877–1953) addresses an art collector or patron named Mendes, who owned works by Dufy. He asks him to make some of these works available to Fred Mayor (1903–1973), as Mayor intends to open a gallery in London, a project in which he is being supported by Walter Taylor (1860–1943). 18.2 cm x 13.7 cm and 27.3 cm. At the time this letter was written, the British gallery owner and art dealer Fred Mayor was just beginning his career. In 1925, he opened the Mayor Gallery in London, which today ranks among the most important and renowned galleries for modern and contemporary art in London. A handwritten and hand-signed letter (circa 1924/1925) from Raoul Dufy to an art collector named Mendes regarding the upcoming opening of the Mayor Gallery in London.
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International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART IAuction house
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