Marcel Duchamp Autograph Letter Signed New York Period 1947

  
Marcel duchamp (1887 - 1968), artist and writer French naturalized American. Signed autograph letter \New York, July 14, 1947; 2 pages in-4 °, folds marked. Marcel duchamp congratulates frederick kiesler for his next surrealist exhibition at the maeght gallery: \Letter followed by words of congratulation from his friend the Brazilian sculptor maria martins: \and his wife steffi kiesler, who is worried about not receiving exhibition catalogs and conveys the congratulations of Breton and marcel duchamp: \We are all very happy about the success. Had dinner together and she told me she is going back tomorrow morning.

But it will be lunch with jewell (to bring news in times). I understand it all well. She is a mans woman. When i told her about your sculptures she was utterly silent.

Sent off already few photostats. Marcel & maria forgot to bring the other 6 clippings he had. André [breton] wrote him & cinesi. Mean that nobody feels a catalog.

I prepared wine, whiskey, cookies. Just came to hear the news. Article (they fear it will be nasty). (1890 1965), Austrian-American architect, stage designer and sculptor, migrated with his wife steffi to new york in 1930. He became an important designer artist of the avant-garde scene.

Close friend of duchamp, they collaborate on several projects including one presented in the magazine vvv (ephemeral surrealist magazine of four issues published in New York from 1942 to 1944). The item \The seller is \This item can be delivered anywhere in the world.