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PICASSO PABLO: (1881-1973) Spanish painter, a co-founder of the Cubist movement. A.L.S., Picasso, one page, 4to, Paris, 25th April 1953, to Max [Pellequer] (´Mon cher Max´), in French. Picasso states that he received his correspomdent´s letter that morning and adds that he doesn´t think that he can return to Vallauris until after the 29th, further remarking ´L´exposition a Rome commence le 5 mai vous devriez aller la voir je serais bien content de savoir ce qui vous y pensez´ (Translation: ´The exhibition in Rome starts on 5 May, you should go and see it, I would be very happy to know what you think about it´). With a couple of pencil annotations in the hand of Pellequer to the upper corners. Some light overall creasing, a couple of small, neat splits to the edges of folds, and the upper edge a little irregularly torn. G Max Pellequer (1903-1973) French banker and art collector who would become Picasso´s private banker, financial adviser and close friend. Pellequer assembled an important collection of artworks in the 1920s and 1930s which included a number of significant early pieces by Picasso, as well as works by Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Joan Miro and others. Almost two hundred letters from Pellequer to Picasso are preserved in the Musee National Picasso in Paris. The Galleria Nazionale d´Arte Moderna in Rome hosted an exhibition entitled Picasso in May 1953.