American painter (1875–1946) whose body of work focused on the American West and was at one time married to famed Depression-era photographer Dorothea Lange. ALS, signed “L. Maynard Dixon,” two pages, 5 x 8, personal letterhead, no date but postmarked San Francisco, June 14 [year indiscernible]. Letter to Miss Caroline Monteith. In part: “Unless it is inconvenient to you, or something else should come up from the Unknown, I shall surely be over on Saturday…Reb is away in Stockton, enjoying a summer vacation in a night-gown, fighting flies, mosquitos and a cold—and doing it rather unsuccessfully I imagine, from the parts of her letters forbidden to me;—especially as she seems to have no money for medication left over from buying corsets and things.—Appropriate cartoon!” On the reverse of the first page, Dixon draws the cartoon, a wonderful ink and pencil sketch of a Western scene that shows two figures at the bottom of a seemingly endless pathway bordered by brush, a steer, and a house, the destination a cabin and silhouetted family ahead. In fine condition, with mirroring to the second page from the medium used in the sketch and a few creases. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Born in Fresno, Dixon experienced the entire American West, from San Francisco down through Arizona and New Mexico. His distinct modern style came into maturity after finding influence at the Panama Pacific International Exposition of 1915. Dixon’s autograph is scarce and his original artwork, such as this large full-page Western sketch, is becoming increasingly sought after. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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