Letter from Jean Dubuffet, Paris, to Maurice E. Culberg, 1953 July 4 : typescript signed.

Expressing his surprise when he saw Ruth, Karl, and Franka at his door last Wednesday; discussing Maurice's weight loss, drinking habits, and health; detailing his visit with Ruth and thanking him for the various gifts she brought; writing that he has been working tirelessly on his painting since returning from America, but has grown tired, so he and Lili will be going to the south of France for 2 weeks to get some sunshine; adding that 2 days ago, Pierre Matisse and René Drouin came to his place to choose the painting they wanted to buy among the ones completed over the last 6 months and that he is now expecting a visit from Sidney Janis over the next few days to buy some paintings too; informing him that a large important exhibition of his paintings from 1942 until 1953 is planned to take place in Paris next November with more than 80 pictures; talking about the views of various types of people on his work; writing that a book on his art will be published in the fall, written by Georges Limbour, with many reproductions in black and white and color, which he will send to him; (handwritten postscript) concluding that Ruth told him that Culberg bought the "Dancers" and "Maison aux deux chemins" (House with two paths).