An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter by Parisian avant-garde Artist Moïse Kisling. Undated. A letter to a friend discussing travelling to Marseilles, St Maxine and St Tropez. He discusses sending money to his sister like a good Jewish person would. Currently he is staying at the Villa Zingrella. Moïse Kisling 1891 – 1953 was a Polish-born French painter. Born in Kraków, then part of Austria-Hungary, to Jewish parents, Kisling studied at the Academy of Fine Arts. He left for Paris in 1910 at the age of 19. After moving to Montmartre, Kisling became a member of the Parisian avant-garde known also as the School of Paris, and developed close professional relationships with painters Amedeo Modigliani and Jules Pascin, among others. Kisling gained recognition for portraying the female form and completed numerous nudes and portraits during his career. His works are held by museums globally, including the Harvard Art Museums, British Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among other institutions. The Musée du Petit Palais in Geneva holds a significant collection of Kisling's paintings. Size is 272 x 215mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. Nicks and rubbing to edges.