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Summary:
26 letters from Ernest Fiene, 1956-1964, and six letters from Boris Grigoriev, 1923-1926. Fiene writes in detail about his investments and personal fiances, family and personal matters, and also about his painting and the market for his work. Grigore̓v sends greetings from Europe, mentions the work he is doing, current exhibitions, and asks to borrow money.
Citation:
Morton Ralph Goldsmith letters from Ernest Fiene and Boris Grigore̓̓v, 1923-1964. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 2813 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Morton Goldsmith (1882-1971) was a collector and patron from Scarsdale, N.Y. Ernest Fiene (1894-1965) was a painter, lithographer, etcher, illustrator, and teacher from New York. His association with Goldsmith went beyond that of artist and patron - Goldsmith also advised Fiene on investment matters, particularly the stock market. Boris Dmitrievich Grigore̓v [also spelled Grigoriev, or Grigoriew] (1886-1939) was a painter from the Soviet Union.
Language Note:
Letters of Boris Grigoriev are in French.
Provenance:
The donor, Mrs. Morton R. Goldsmith, is the widow of Morton R. Goldsmith.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) Search this
