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Drawing. Léopold SURVAGE (1879-1968). Set of 7...

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[Drawing]. Léopold SURVAGE (1879-1968). Set of 7 original charcoal drawings on paper, showing the mine and miners of Bouvigny in the Nord region of France. These drawings were made on site by the artist. 23 x 30 cm. each, all signed and stamped by the studio. Attached is correspondence addressed to various people in the 20s and 30s by the painter's wife, Germaine Meyer: 18 postcards (including 7 signed by Léopold Survage, who mentions on one of them "L'exposition à Bruxelles a pas mal marché on verra ce que donnera Anvers"), and 8 letters. Also enclosed are 3 photographs of the couple, one circa 1928 and the other two in the 1950s.