Typewritten letter, hand-signed by Marc Chagall. France, March 24, 1961. French.

Short letter, sent by Marc Chagall to former Louvre curator, René Huyghe, while working on the "Chagall Windows": "I deeply regret not attending your party, but I am still in Rheims, where I am preparing large stained-glass windows for Jerusalem… I would like to wish you so many good things: happiness, work, and, of course, congratulations…", signed: Marc Chagall.

Between 1960-1962, Marc Chagall spent a period of residence in Rheims (northern France), where he created one of his most well-known works – a dozen large stained-glass windows, featuring images of animals, flowers and various Jewish symbols, representing the Twelve Tribes of Israel. In February 1962 the colorful windows where set in the synagogue of Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem; today, they are best known as the "Chagall Windows". The artist himself described them as "my modest gift to the Jewish people who have always dreamt of biblical love, friendship and of peace among all peoples."
René Huyghe (1906-1997), was a philosopher of art, curator in the Louvre and a professor in the Collège de France.

[1] f. (one written page). 27 cm. Good condition. Minor creases and folding marks. Minor blemishes.