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THBF. Scott Fitzgerald pens a note from the Riviera while writing The Great Gatsby
Lot 89
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Collection: The Eric Cohler CollectionFITZGERALD, F. SCOTT Autograph note signed. Villa Marie, Valescure, St. Raphael, France: no date [circa 1924]. An autograph note in brown ink on a tan slip, signed in full, reading: "Villa Marie, Valescure, St. Raphael, France / Dear Horace: / The Magazine reached me today. Your article is very well written & many thanks for the boost. / Sincerely / F. Scott Fitzgerald." The visible sheet 3 1/4 x 5 inches (18.5 x 13 cm); presented in a frame with a portrait. Visibly fine, not examined out of frame. Provenance: Kenneth W. Rendell (frame backlabel) A friendly note to a young reviewer from F. Scott Fitzgerald, written from the Riviera likely in the summer of 1924, and evocative of the period in which he wrote The Great Gatsby. It is known that in spring 1924, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald sailed to France and "Early in June they moved up the Riviera to St. Raphael, where they rented the Villa Marie, set back in a wood of cypress and parasol pines. Here they began their new life with the usual well-meaning, hopeful gaiety" (Turnbull, Andrew. Scott Fitzgerald, p. 144). It is also known that The Great Gatsby was written at Villa Marie: "It was in a rented house here, Villa Marie, that Fitzgerald knuckled down to work on The Great Gatsby - the blinking green beam of the lighthouse off shore at Cap d'Antibes has been held as a the probably inspiration for light on the dock that signals Jay Gatsby's yearning for Daisy in the novel" (Elborough, Tavis. The Writer's Journey, p. 95). The recipient of this note is likely Horace Wade, a young writer whom Fitzgerald is known to have corresponded with in this period, and whose collection of letters from Fitzgerald was sold by Charles Hamilton in 1981.No condition report? Click below to request one.*Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available. Request a condition report
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