Raoul DUFY. L.A.S., Paris January 10, 1944, [to Mme de Lapra - Lot 333

Raoul DUFY. L.A.S., Paris January 10, 1944, [to Mme de Laprade]; 2pages in-8. He learns with sadness of the death of his son, "my friend Pierre de Laprade. I am deeply saddened. He had often come to see me in Perpignan during my illness, himself convalescent. His visits were a comfort and a delight to me. I savored the finesse of his mind and the delicacy and nobility of his heart. When I got back here a few days ago, I was looking forward to seeing him again, hopefully cured. It will not be so. I mourn with you the one who was such a delicate friend to me"... We enclose a set of letters addressed to Georges Giraudon by François GALL (9 l.a.s. or postcards, and 2 l.s., Martel 1948-1950) and François SALVAT (12 l.a.s., 1962-1973, plus 2 photos of paintings annotated by him on the back).