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Typewritten letter dated November 7, 1960, addressed to Czechoslovak professor Vladimír Palkovský.In the letter, Jean Dubuffet responds to previous correspondence, apologizing for a lost letter. He assumes that the recipient wishes to receive a lithograph, which he offers.
Dubuffet mentions that he is currently in Vence (near Nice, in southern France), where he is fully engaged in his painting work and does not have any lithographs or documents with him. He informs the recipient about his lithographic workshop in Paris, where numerous plates he created in previous years are currently being printed in his absence.
He describes this as a large series of lithographs, in both black and color variations, on the theme Phénomènes. These unique lithographs are intended for Galerie Berggruen at 70 rue de l'Université, Paris 7°, and for a small book about this series of plates.
Dubuffet also writes to his secretary in Paris, Miss Janine Colas (114 Bis Rue de Vaugirard, Paris 6°), requesting that she send one of the lithographs to the recipient. He asks Palkovský to contact her directly.
Hand-signed in ink: Jean Dubuffet.
