STAËL Nicolas de [Saint-Pétersbourg, 1914 - Antibes, 1955], peintre français d'origine russe

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STAËL Nicolas de [Saint-Pétersbourg, 1914 - Antibes, 1955], peintre français d'origine russe
Rare correspondence of 4 signed autograph letters addressed to a bookseller (Mr. Lambert). 11 pages in-4° - Autograph letter signed. Undated; 2 pages in-4°. "Dearest bookseller, our history of scruples is absolutely unthinkable, but what do you want the world to be like that we never end with surprises. Thank you. Thank you. Get me that book. Send me the money if you're embarrassed to have me send it back when you get the book, but you're screwed if you don't get the book without the money from me. Protocol, Goldsmith, I don't mind, but get me that book, damn it. You're not going to offend us just because it's hard to find. Then what? Do as you wish. You can write to me directly in Antibes. [...] Now, if you're going to wait another month to get that money back, I don't see why you're offering it to me today. I'd like you as my banker, but for the book no other way. Yours sincerely. Stael." - Signed autograph letter addressed to Mr. Lambert. Undated; 3 pages in-4°. "You're kids in this book thing. Subscribing to a book means that you commit to buying it once the book is done and not something else. In my humble opinion you will never get from Jacques Dubarry any payment whatsoever, especially one as ridiculous as two hundred and fifty thousand francs for a book that will cost us ten times as much to make before we have made the book. I may be wrong, but why on earth would you want him to think you need that money when you're willing to make it tenfold? That said, for Rosenberg not only will you not get any answers, but a man who sells huge amounts of paintings by a painter without any publicity other than his own name added to the painter's will take your story as an insult to his reputation and also to the reputation of the painter. That's for sure. So how do you want me to help you? I don't know, man. If Falaise does not have capital or bank credit, you won't get anywhere, it seems obvious to me. If you want Jacques Dubourg's
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