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2 Février, 1933

Monsieur Tchelitchew
2 rue Jacques Maurras
Paris

Cher Monsieur Tchelitchew,

Je viens de recevoir votre lettre et celle
de Mme Loy; je suis très heureux de savoir que
vous avez retenus de coté les desseins qu'avais
choisis lors de ma visite chez vous, cette été der-
nière; j'ai cablé à Mme Loy d'arranger de les en-
voyer avec le premier bateau, et j'ai déjà reçue la
réponse que je les aurai.

Je n'avait pas réalisé que votre exposition
à Londres continuerait jusqu'en Mars, ou je ne vous
aurait pas écrit que "quant à la date de l'exposi-
tion elle pourrait être arrangée à votre convenance"
Il serait trop tard d'attendre jusqu'à la fin de
cette exposition pour vos gouaches car ça nous por-
terai presqu'en Mai.

J'ai du retenir Avril pour Berman, et Mai n'est
pas un bon mois pour une exposition importante.

Alors j'ai décidé de vous donner une petite
exposition, avec les desseins que vous venez de m'en-
voyer et un choix des meilleurs de ces qu'a George
Lynes et les desseins que j'avait déjà, je crois ré
ussir très bien.

J'ouvrirai cette exposition le 18 ou le 25
Février, dépendant de quand vos desseins arriveront,
c'est une très bonne date et j'ai toute les meille-
ures espérances et j'espère que ces arrangements
vous soient agréables.

Quant à l'exposition de Vassar: je suis allé
la voir et je l'ai trouvée arrangée avec beaucoup
de gout; à coté des desseins que j'ai envoyés et

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ceux que George Lynes a envoyés il y avait des
vos toiles pretées par Monsieur James Soby, et
Demotte, je croit que l'exposition a eu du succès
si non monétaire au moins artistique, je ne
sais pas s'ils ont vendu, en tout cas il n'y a
pas eu de ventes de mes desseins.

Je vais prier Miss Rindge de se mettre en
rapport avec vous et vous mettre au courant.

J'espère que votre exposition auras un
grand succès à Londres, la Gallerie Tooth est une
galerie bien connue. Je vous écrirai aussitôt
que vos desseins arriveront.

Récévez, monsieur, Mes Sentiments les plus
sincères,

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Feb. 16, 1933

Cher Monsieur Tchelitchew:

I have just received your letter of January 31 in which you say that you hear from several people that I am annoyed at you. I am sorry if there is any missunderstanding and that you might feel that I would "talk behind your back". I did write to Glenway asking him to write an article on your work to be published in a New York art magazine, and as far as I remember I said that if by any chance you weren't sending me a few more pictures I would find it very annoying and probably at the last minute would be unable to give you a show, as I didn't feel I had enough material. But that after all I had already written to you. As it is I am looking forward to receiving some more xx drawings which Mme Loy cabled you were sending me, and so I have scheduled the exhibition for you and hope it will meet with all possible success.

The exhibition opens next week. I will of
course send you copies of the announcement and
criticisms and reviews, etc.

I lent several of your drawings for exhibition
in Philadelphia to Mr. Richard (Davies) at the
Crillon Gallery. You may know him as he is a friend
of Monsieur Walter. He writes me that he has sold
two and possibly more. As soon as he has paid me
I will send the money to you.

I hope your show in London will be successful.
The Tooth Gallery is probably the best one there
and they should be able to do a great deal for you.

Very best regards,

JULIEN LEVY GALLERY

March 11, 1933

Cer Monsieur Tchelitchew:

I hope your exhibition in London occurred
under more favorable circumstances than here.
As you probably know it was only a few days
after the opening of your show in my gallery
that the bank moratorium was called, which of
course put an end, for the moment at least, to
all sales. The pictures were very much liked,
the critics said many enthusiastic remarks, and
until the banks closed I sold quite steadily, so
that you can well consider that except for
circumstances outside of our control the exhibition
was truly a success. Including one drawing sold
at Vassar and for which I take no commission, and
two drawings sold which I had already purchased
outright in Paris, I have sold to date 8 drawings,
and I owe you something over $100. I surely hope
to sell many more as soon as the banks re-open.
Every body is interested in the exhibition and
the pictures already disposed of were, with two
exceptions, all sold within a few days. For this
reason I am extending the dates of your show until
March 25th.

I will send you a final accounting, a cheque,
copies of the announcement and of criticism from
the newspapers as soon as the exhibition closes.

Glenway Wescott finally sent me an extremely
good little article which unfortunately arrived
too late to be used this year, but would be
excellent if I decide, and you are willing, to
give another exhibition of your work in the
future, when I could use Wescott's article for
an introduction to the catalogue.

Very best regards,
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March 27th, 1933

Cher Monsieur Tchelitchew:

I am not sending you the money due on the
drawings sold as we are still selling them and
hope, on the whole, to do very well.

We plan to bring over the final accounting
and the unsold pictures when we come in the Sp-
ring, if this will be satisfactory to you.

I am enclosing some press clippings which
may interest you.

JL/p

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