Mexican artist (1886-1957). Typed letter signed. Coyoacán. Large 4to. 1 p. With typed envelope and one enclosure (s. b.).
4.500 €
(44545)
Letter to his agent, Nettie King of New York: „It was a very pleasant surprise to receive the very nice expression of your kindness towards me, by sending me the check for the Book-of-the-Month Club. I appreciate very much all you did in order to obtain it and thank you most sincerely for it. With great pleasure I will make the illustrations you propose and I hope to be able to please you with them. I await your instructions in this respect. My wife Frida has been recovering little by little and although she has had insomnia lately, as inevitable consequence of her post operation convalescence, just the same she is feeling better [...]“.
– Rivera’s wife, Frida Kahlo, dealt with immense pain throughout most of her life, resulting from a bike accident at a young age. After her 1946 surgery, her nephew wrote, “She is now worse than ever, the pain is unimaginably intense”. - Rivera seems unusually optimistic in this letter, especially considering the volatile nature of their relationship. A fantastic letter with content regarding his art and marriage. Moderate overall toning, staple holes to the upper left corner, and a few dings and tears to the edges; accompanied by a carbon copy of King’s initial letter to Rivera..
Mexican artist (1886-1957). Autograph letter signed. Paris. 04.05.1920. 8vo. 1 p.
4.500 €
(80862/BN52741)
Insightful letter to the art critic Gustave Coquiot (1865-1926), thanking him for a favourable reference in his publication "Les indépendants. 1884-1920". Rivera also mentions that he did not exhibit anything in the past two years but invites Coquiot to see some of his works on display at two different galleries: "Je viens de voir votre très intéressant livre sur 'Les artistes Independants' et je me permets de vous remercier pour les paroles de symphatie [!] que vous y dediez a une aprtie de mon travail.
- Je n'ai rien exposé pendant les deux dernières années, mais dans ce temps j'ai travaillé autant que j'ai pu. En ce moment j'ai quelques dessins et quelques toiles à l'exposition de portraits de chez Crès [...] et chez Blot avec mes camarades, je vous saurai gré d'aller voir ça si, sans trop de dérangement vous pouvez trouver un moment libre [...]". The letter was written shortly before Rivera received a grant from the Mexican government to travel to Italy. There he studied frescoes like those of Giotto and Michelangelo, which would have enormous influence on his later work upon his return to Mexico in 1921. - Some foxing and browning..