Pablo Picasso - Autographed letter signed
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973),
Autographed letter signed to Eugenia Errazuriz.
Autographed letter signed to Eugenia Errazuriz.
Barcelona, June 22, 1917; 2 pages, octavo. Letter written in Spanish
A rare letter from Pablo Picasso during the First World War. Taking refuge at his home in Barcelona, he received Serge Diaghilev in connection with his collaboration with the legendary Ballets Russes. It was at Eugenia Errazuriz's initiative that Picasso was introduced to Diaghilev, who commissioned him to design sets for his ballets. While working on the ballet in Rome, the Spanish artist fell in love with the dancer Olga Khokhlova. They married in 1918. Their union produced the painter's first son, Paulo: "Dear Eugenia, What joy you gave me with your postcard from Barcelona! I returned to Madrid and went to eat with Diaghilev at the home of V. Folita's friend, who is very charming and quite beautiful, and I already long to return to Paris. If it weren't for the war, perhaps I would have stayed here all summer. I'll need the thousand francs now for some things to pay for on the first of the month in Paris." If you like, Ernestine, to whom I will write, will come to your house and you can give them to her, thus saving me the trouble of sending them from here. Write to me and tell me things, and don't tell me you're sad, when everyone loves you, and I do too. Your friend, Picasso.
Eugenia Errázuriz (1860-1951) was born in Bolivia. Her father was a wealthy businessman who had made his fortune in silver mining. The family fled to Chile, driven out by the civil war. At the age of twenty, she married José Tomás Errázuriz, a diplomat. Bored by boredom, she convinced her husband to move to Paris. Her wealth, her beauty, and her talent for capturing the spirit of the times brought her into contact with all the artistic and intellectual talents of her era. Among other things, she financed Sergei Diaghilev's experiments for the Ballets Russes. She introduced him to Matisse, De Chirico, Miró, and later Picasso, whom she would later work with to design the sets. It was Cocteau who introduced his friend Picasso to Eugenia in 1916. She was 56 years old, he twenty years her junior. Strong ties were built with the Spanish painter, a thirty-year friendship, during which he painted her no less than twenty-four times.
Letter accompanied by the certificate of authenticity from the Picasso committee
A rare letter from Pablo Picasso during the First World War. Taking refuge at his home in Barcelona, he received Serge Diaghilev in connection with his collaboration with the legendary Ballets Russes. It was at Eugenia Errazuriz's initiative that Picasso was introduced to Diaghilev, who commissioned him to design sets for his ballets. While working on the ballet in Rome, the Spanish artist fell in love with the dancer Olga Khokhlova. They married in 1918. Their union produced the painter's first son, Paulo: "Dear Eugenia, What joy you gave me with your postcard from Barcelona! I returned to Madrid and went to eat with Diaghilev at the home of V. Folita's friend, who is very charming and quite beautiful, and I already long to return to Paris. If it weren't for the war, perhaps I would have stayed here all summer. I'll need the thousand francs now for some things to pay for on the first of the month in Paris." If you like, Ernestine, to whom I will write, will come to your house and you can give them to her, thus saving me the trouble of sending them from here. Write to me and tell me things, and don't tell me you're sad, when everyone loves you, and I do too. Your friend, Picasso.
Eugenia Errázuriz (1860-1951) was born in Bolivia. Her father was a wealthy businessman who had made his fortune in silver mining. The family fled to Chile, driven out by the civil war. At the age of twenty, she married José Tomás Errázuriz, a diplomat. Bored by boredom, she convinced her husband to move to Paris. Her wealth, her beauty, and her talent for capturing the spirit of the times brought her into contact with all the artistic and intellectual talents of her era. Among other things, she financed Sergei Diaghilev's experiments for the Ballets Russes. She introduced him to Matisse, De Chirico, Miró, and later Picasso, whom she would later work with to design the sets. It was Cocteau who introduced his friend Picasso to Eugenia in 1916. She was 56 years old, he twenty years her junior. Strong ties were built with the Spanish painter, a thirty-year friendship, during which he painted her no less than twenty-four times.
Letter accompanied by the certificate of authenticity from the Picasso committee
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