Utrillo, Maurice

Autograph letter signed ("Maurice, Utrillo, V."), in French, 4 pages  (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.; 165 x 105 mm), "Saint-Bernard (Ain)," 7 November 1925, to his mother Suzanne Valadon; browned; matted, glazed, and framed with an image of his painting, Renoir's Garden Together with: Maurice de Vlaminck. Autograph letter signed ("de Vlaminck"), in French, 1 page (7 x 5 in.; 175 x 130 mm), Villa Recamier, Rueil, [no date],  to an unidentified correspondent, sending payment for an overdue bill and asking for clippings concerning him to be sent; lightly browned with some spotting; matted, glazed, and framed with an image of one of Vlaminck's paintings.

Progress on all fronts. In an endearing letter to his mother, Utrillo tries to allay any fears she has regarding his well-being. In fact he writes of good news: "This afternoon towards evening, I have finished the painting of the Saint-Loger-Brouilly Castle. I still have two canvasses, work on which is rather advanced. Work on the house is making progress and the roof is almost finished. Only the joints have to be installed." He reassures her and asks her not to worry: "Everything is all right here except the weather, which is rainy and begins definitely to get chilly."