MANUSCRITS. Jean DUBUFFET & Tony CURTIS. Correspondence - Lot 24

MANUSCRITS. Jean DUBUFFET & Tony CURTIS. Correspondence between two artists. Le Touquet and Paris, July 29, 1963, August 20, 1963 and January 26, 1964. Collection of letters exchanged during the beginning of Dubuffet's creative cycle of L'Hourloupe (1962-1974) including: A typed letter from Tony Curtis to Jean Dubuffet, (s.l.) July 29, 1963. 1 p. in-4. The actor announces to the painter the acquisition of one of his paintings and the joy it brings him. Jean Dubuffet replies with a signed autograph letter, Le Touquet, August 20, 1963. 1 p. in-4. Retained envelope. He is delighted with Tony Curtis's letter, and tells him "I don't quite have the painting entitled 'Femme au sein nu' in mind, but I think it's a small painting that was in the hands of Prince Igor Troubetzkoy and dates back some ten years. [...]" the artist tells her that he is not in Paris, but in the North of France, "I have a studio there where I am working assiduously on large paintings of a new kind, which interest me greatly [...] (1)" (1)During the summer of 1963, working in his studio at Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, he painted the great landscapes of the Pas-de-Calais region, including La route d'Étaples. In his second autograph letter, signed, from Paris, January 26, 1964. 1 p. in-4. Retained envelope. He responds to the actor's good wishes and continues: "I am very grateful to you for showing such kind esteem for my paintings and myself. Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985), artist and founder of the Art Brut concept, was a theorist, collector and creator of pictorial, sculptural and monumental works. His provocative and innovative work had a profound impact on post-war art, rejecting academic conventions. Tony Curtis (1925-2010), iconic American actor of the 50s and 60s, star of such cult films as Spartacus and Some Like It Hot, was a great art lover and collector, who retired from the cinema to devote himself to painting and photography.