- Title
- Letter from D. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell
- Date
- 3 January 1934
- Description
- Addressed from 8 Fitzroy Street. Addressed to Vanessa Bell, Charleston, Firle near Lewes, Sussex. The letter concerns general news and mentions he has been painting all day. The letter also mentions he has lunched with John Rowden and describes seeing 'The Cherry Orchard' starring Athene Seyler. The reverse of the envelope is inscribed 'just heard that fires arrive tonight Wed. by Passenger train at Lewes. DG'.
- 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 8010/5/1631
