OSSORIO ALFONSO: ...

OSSORIO ALFONSO: (1916-1990) Filipino American abstract expressionist artist. A.L.S., Alfonso Ossorio, one page, 4to, East Hampton, New York, 14^th November 1990, to Harriet and Donald Rothfeld. Ossorio apologies for the delay in replying to his correspondent's 'interest & enquiries concerning my work' and continues to provide details of three pieces in which they had expressed an interest, '1. “Fourth of July, 1954”…..ink, wax & watercolor on paper board $25,000.00, 2. “Uprooted”…..wax & w.color, circa 1955 $10,000.00, 3. “Act of Faith”…..1956, oil on canvas…..Reproduced #41 in Ossorio, 1940-1980 catalogue (Collection Robert U. Ossorio) N.F.S. at the moment, but I will approach him again about parting with the painting', and enclosing photographs of the works. Together with the photographs referred to, being three black-and-white 8 x 10 photographs of Fourth of July 1954 (2; showing the work both framed and unframed) and Uprooted, each annotated by Ossorio in pencil to the versos, and further including a small colour transparency of Uprooted, loosely contained in an envelope annotated by Ossorio. VG, 5