Letter from Georges Braque, Varengeville-sur-Mer, to Paul Rosenberg, 1939 October 6 : autograph manuscript signed.

Expressing how happy he was to receive Rosenberg's letter, since he feels so isolated in Varengeville, with mail rarely coming in. He's glad to hear that Rosenberg is planning to resume his activities and has not decided to abandon them, Rosenberg's seeing them as a duty he must fulfill. Braque hopes that the US and the neutral countries will do something to fight against the Germans. He regrets not being able to speak with Rosenberg in person but thinks that transportation will now return to normal. He says that where they are now is no longer in the "military zone" and that Rosenberg will be able to come visit him without problems. He is eager to show him what he has been working on. He had begun some paintings before the war began but all the agitation interrupted them. He hasn't begun painting again but has been sculpting, which he enjoys. A sculptor friend is staying with him and making all of his molds. Sculpting seems to be what Braque needs at this time, but he may have to build a small studio because the sculptures themselves take up so much space. Braque understands from Rosenberg's letter that once Rosenberg's family is moved in somewhere, he's going to keep his house of/in Cinq-Mars[?]. Braque thinks that maybe it will be better for Rosenberg not to be too far from Paris.