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Lot 93
Ricketts (Charles) 6 Autograph Letters signed, 17 Autograph Postcards signed and an Autograph Note signed "C. Ricketts" and "C.R." to Francis Ernest Jackson, together 6pp. and 22 sides, London, Berlin and Munich, 7th July 1924 - 18th July 1931, concerning elections and politics at the RA.
Estimate: £2,000 - 2,500
Description
Ricketts (Charles de Sousy, artist and art collector, 1866-1931) 6 Autograph Letters signed, 17 Autograph Postcards signed and an Autograph Note signed "C. Ricketts" and "C.R." to Francis Ernest Jackson, v.s., together 6pp. and 22 sides, London, Berlin and Munich, 7th July 1924 - 18th July 1931, concerning elections and politics at the RA giving Ricketts the opportunity to vent his spleen against the establishment there. When Jackson's candidate is turned down, Ricketts writes that "the whole affair has added to my sense of vicious & exaggerated indignation against all RAs Philpot included" and the last part of the correspondence is concerned with Ricketts' will with the added difficulties caused should he die before the invalid Charles Shannon, lithographer and painter, (1863-1937), in one card Ricketts refers to the disposal of his Van Dyck portrait of Archbishop Laud (at Agnews) and a Hoppner (at Knoedler) etc. , folds, slightly browned.
⁂ Francis Ernest Jackson (1872-1945), painter, draughtsman, poster designer and lithographer.
Description
Ricketts (Charles de Sousy, artist and art collector, 1866-1931) 6 Autograph Letters signed, 17 Autograph Postcards signed and an Autograph Note signed "C. Ricketts" and "C.R." to Francis Ernest Jackson, v.s., together 6pp. and 22 sides, London, Berlin and Munich, 7th July 1924 - 18th July 1931, concerning elections and politics at the RA giving Ricketts the opportunity to vent his spleen against the establishment there. When Jackson's candidate is turned down, Ricketts writes that "the whole affair has added to my sense of vicious & exaggerated indignation against all RAs Philpot included" and the last part of the correspondence is concerned with Ricketts' will with the added difficulties caused should he die before the invalid Charles Shannon, lithographer and painter, (1863-1937), in one card Ricketts refers to the disposal of his Van Dyck portrait of Archbishop Laud (at Agnews) and a Hoppner (at Knoedler) etc. , folds, slightly browned.
⁂ Francis Ernest Jackson (1872-1945), painter, draughtsman, poster designer and lithographer.
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