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- Jacques Lipchitz 1891–1973
- Recipient
- Pierre-Olivier Dubaut 1886 – 1968
- Title
- Letter from Jacques Lipchitz to Pierre Dubaut
- Date
- 20 February 1941
- Format
- Document - correspondence
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Presented to Tate Archive by Rubin Lipchitz, March 1989; the cataloguing and selective digitisation of this archive collection was supported by Mr Timm Bergold, 2023
- Reference
- TGA 897/1/1/142/48
Description
Letter sent by Jacques Lipchitz regarding general news. He writes about not making any work or money, he mentioned making portraits and only one sculpture, he also writes that he lost one of his sculptures because of 'gel'. He asks the recipient if he could pay him quickly when he receives some work. Lipchitz also writes about some paintings that he's recently seen again and what a marvelous experience it was. He writes about having identified some paintings and says that you can always find some treasures even in small places. Lipchitz also thanks the recipient for everything that he has done for him and says that if he dies, he hopes that he will know how much he meant to him.
Archive context
- Personal and professional papers of Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897 (451)
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- Correspondence TGA 897/1 (212)
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- Correspondence to and from Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897/1/1 (183)
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- Correspondence between Pierre Dubaut and Jacques Lipchitz TGA 897/1/1/142 (40)
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- Letter from Jacques Lipchitz to Pierre Dubaut TGA 897/1/1/142/48