- Title
- Letter from D. [Duncan Grant] to Vanessa Bell
- Date
- [9 May 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 'sold 10 pictures and 3 are to be reserved.' The letter also refers to Roger [Fry], Clive [Bell], Angus [Davidson], Julian [Bell] and Quentin [Bell]. The reverse of the envelope is inscribed 'Q hasn't returned I don't know if he's going or not'.
- 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 8010/5/1655
