Chaïm Soutine / Signed Autograph Letter / Inspiration / Painting / Illness

  
In 1931, Soutine already benefited, since the mid-1920s, from recognition within the art world and from collectors. This had a heavy impact on his painting production. At the time when he was living in La Ruche, plagued by vermin and penniless, Soutine had most likely been carrying a tapeworm.