[CHAGALL MARC]: (1887-1985)

[CHAGALL MARC]: (1887-1985)
[CHAGALL MARC]: (1887-1985) Russian-born French Artist. Three good A.L.S., `M C´, and `Ch´, by Bella Rosenfeld Chagall, on behalf of her husband Marc Chagall, each of two pages, 8vo, Paris, January and February 1929, to André de Ridder, in French. To the first, Bella Chagall states in part `..the translation of my souvenirs has been done by my wife.. I do think that this time I should not write again about me.. Regarding my editor Vollard and his articles which you only wanted to include part of them, I know that he is very sensible to his writing and I do not have the courage to ''hurt'' him personally.´ and further concludes asking his correspondent if he received the Apollinaire´s poem sent to him, and saying `Forgive my weakness, but I do not like being the messenger with bad news´ To the second Chagall states `I have been working for twenty years now, but critics have not found the time to study what I have essentially done, what I have tried to contribute with in this field. Because I do not work to make business.. I would like to have my own part in this eternal life.´ To the last, Bella Chagall says `I will regret if you don´t find the time to write a deep essential study, if I deserve it, in your Chagall works. It seems to me that it would help me to better understand my twenty years professional life, during which I was isolated and did not stop having doubts.´ A good set of three letters with interesting content. VG, 3 £100-150 Bella Rosenfeld Chagall (1895-1944) Belarusian Writer and first wife 1915-44 of Painter Marc Chagall. She was the subject of many of Chagall's paintings André de Ridder was a Belgian Writer who wrote Hommage a Marc Chagall (1961)