?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
MATISSE, HENRI. Autograph Letter Signed, "H Matisse," to "Dear Sir," in French, explaining that he cannot complete his project by the expected time despite many nights of concerted work, apologizing for shaky handwriting caused by vibrations in the boat and, in a postscript, inviting him to get the Vennemann photographs from Mrs. Matisse in order to send them to Mr. Crownenchild, remarking that they are good and might be appropriate for Vanity Fair. 1½ pages, 4to, "REX" stationery, written on recto and verso of a single sheet; horizontal folds. [Aboard S.S. Rex], 5 May 1933
