Dufy, Raoul

Autograph letter signed, 4 pages (6 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.; 175 x 136 mm), in French, on stationery of Cunard White Star R.M.S. Queen Mary, "LAT. 41 25 N LONG. 63 08 W," 19 September 1937, to Etienne Bignou, the celebrated  art dealer; in pristine condition.

On board the Queen Mary headed to the United States. Dufy's letter is nothing short of charming as he describes his experience aboard the Queen Mary. He writes: "Je trouve à bord la vie anglaise confort et calme ce qui me convient, je dors et je lis." He notes he has met a number of interesting characters on board including a gentleman from Buffalo who purchased one of Dufy's watercolors in Paris as well as " un Monsieur Lehman de New York dont le frère a un collection de modernes." No doubt Dufy met either Herbert or Irving Lehman who discussed their brother Philip's art collection.